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ERIC Number: EJ231186
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Individual-to-Group Profile Comparisons by [Coefficient of Pattern Similarity]: Elevation, Scatter, and Extreme Scores.
Miley, Alan D.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v40 n1 p55-62 Spr 1980
The tendency to extreme scores (TES) can affect sensitive indices, such as Cattell's coefficient of pattern similarity, so that a flat profile will, in general, be found more similar to a standard than will an extreme profile. TES is especially critical when profile matching is used in clinical diagnosis. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Profiles, Statistical Analysis, Test Interpretation, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Coefficient of Pattern Similarity; Profile Matching