Ipsative vs Normative Interpretation of Test Scores: A Comment on Allen and Foreman's (1976) Norms on Edwards Personal Preference Schedule for Female Australian Therapy Students
Available accessResearch articleFirst published online June, 1979
Ipsative vs Normative Interpretation of Test Scores: A Comment on Allen and Foreman's (1976) Norms on Edwards Personal Preference Schedule for Female Australian Therapy Students
A brief review of the literature relating to intra- vs interindividual personality assessment and the lack of logical support for the calculation of T scores using intraindividual data. It concludes with a caution regarding the interpretation of WAIS and MMPI personal profiles which are derived from interindividual scaled scores.
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