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ERIC Number: EJ378307
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Evaluating Outlier Identification Tests: Mahalanobis "D" Squared and Comrey "Dk."
Rasmussen, Jeffrey Lee
Multivariate Behavioral Research, v23 n2 p189-202 Apr 1988
A Monte Carlo simulation was used to compare the Mahalanobis "D" Squared and the Comrey "Dk" methods of detecting outliers in data sets. Under the conditions investigated, the "D" Squared technique was preferable as an outlier removal statistic. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Simulation, Data Analysis, Monte Carlo Methods, Statistical Analysis, Test Items
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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