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A Theory of Pattern Analysis for the Prediction of a Quantitative Criterion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Ardie Lubin  and
Hobart G. Osburn
Ardie Lubin
Affiliation:
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Hobart G. Osburn
Affiliation:
Human Resources Research Office, George Washington University
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Abstract

A method of pattern analysis is presented for the case of dichotomous items and a quantitative criterion. This “configural scale” has maximum validity in the least squares sense. A technique for computing the configural scale as a polynomial function of the item scores is given. Tests of significance are outlined for such questions as: Is there a linear or non-linear relation between the quantitative criterion and the item scores? Does the addition of certain items to the test increase the validity of the configural scale? Are all the items in the configural scale fully effective?

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , March 1957 , pp. 63 - 73
Copyright
Copyright © 1957 The Psychometric Society

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