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An Empirical Evaluation of Methods for Estimating Profile Similarity

Author(s):
Helmstadter, Gerald C
Publication Year:
1955
Report Number:
RM-55-14
Source:
ETS Research Memorandum
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
17
Subject/Key Words:
Profiles, Scores, Test Interpretation

Abstract

This paper was read at American Psychological Association Meetings at San Francisco on September 5, 1955. It reports on a study to compare empirically, under known conditions, the accuracy of a number of methods for assessing the similarity of test profiles when used to classify new individuals into known groups as they might be used in an actual counseling situation.

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