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Construct validity in psychological tests.
- L. J. Cronbach, P. Meehl
- Psychology, Medicine
- Psychological bulletin
- 1955
Validation of psychological tests has not yet been adequately conceptualized, as the APA Committee on Psychological Tests learned when it undertook (1950-54) to specify what qualities should be… Expand
Bootstraps taxometrics. Solving the classification problem in psychopathology.
- P. Meehl
- Psychology, Medicine
- The American psychologist
- 1 April 1995
Classification in psychopathology is a problem in applied mathematics; it answers the empirical question "Is the latent structure of these phenotypic indicator correlations taxonic (categories) or… Expand
Multivariate Taxometric Procedures: Distinguishing Types from Continua
Introduction Carving Nature at Its Joints Defining Nature's Joints Alternative Meanings of Taxon Mathematical Foundations of Multivariate Taxometrics MAXEIG-HITMAX A Multivariate Generalization of… Expand
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Schizotaxia, Schizotypy, Schizophrenia
- P. Meehl
- Psychology
- 1 December 1962
IN the course of the last decade, while spending several thousand hours in the practice of intensive psychotherapy, I have treated— sometimes unknowingly except in retrospect—a considerable number of… Expand
Theoretical risks and tabular asterisks: Sir Karl, Sir Ronald, and the slow progress of soft psychology.
- P. Meehl
- Psychology
- 1 August 1978
Taxometric analysis. I: Detecting taxonicity with two quantitative indicators using means above and below a sliding cut (MAMBAC procedure)
- P. Meehl, Leslie J. Yonce
- Psychology
- 1 June 1994
Given two quantitative indicators of a conjectured latent taxon, a statistical function defined as the difference between the observed means for cases of one indicator (designated for the procedure… Expand
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Toward an Integrated Theory of Schizotaxia, Schizotypy, and Schizophrenia
- P. Meehl
- Psychology
- 1 March 1990
Methodological Prologue, 1 Taking a Fresh Look, 4 The Ubiquitous CNS Anomaly Approach, 14 Derivation of Main Signs and Symptoms, 25 Genetic Considerations, 35 How to Test the Dominant Gene… Expand
Comparative efficiency of informal (subjective, impressionistic) and formal (mechanical, algorithmic) prediction procedures: The clinical–statistical controversy.
Given a data set about an individual or a group (e.g., interviewer ratings, life history or demographic facts, test results, self-descriptions), there are two modes of data combination for a… Expand
Clinical versus actuarial judgment.
Professionals are frequently consulted to diagnose and predict human behavior; optimal treatment and planning often hinge on the consultant's judgmental accuracy. The consultant may rely on one of… Expand
Taxometric Analysis: II. Detecting Taxonicity Using Covariance of Two Quantitative Indicators in Successive Intervals of a Third Indicator (Maxcov Procedure)
- P. Meehl, Leslie J. Yonce
- Psychology
- 1 June 1996
Given three quantitative indicators of a conjectured latent taxon, a statistical function defined as the covariance of two indicators (designated for the procedure as the “output” indicators)… Expand