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ERIC Number: EJ191574
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Differentiating the Contribution of Elevation, Scatter and Shape in Profile Similarity.
Skinner, Harvey A.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v38 n2 p297-308 Sum 1978, 78
The concepts of elevation, scatter, and shape are investigated as parameters in assessing the similarity among profiles of individuals. A computational strategy for differentiating the independent contribution of each parameter to more global indices of resemblance is presented. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Error of Measurement, Mathematical Models, Measurement Techniques, Profiles, Test Interpretation
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Language: English
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