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A Preferential Matching Problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

J. A. Greenwood*
Affiliation:
Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, Washington, D. C.

Abstract

A matching method proposed by Dr. C. E. Stuart is presented in some detail and the essentials for a test of significance are derived. This method differs from the older matching methods in that partial credit is allowed for a near miss. A slight variation of the method permits the matching of one item with M sets of n traits.

Type
Original Paper
Copyright
Copyright © 1943 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

*

Stuart gave it the value of 1. The mean and variance of the score are the same for the two ways of numbering.

References

Stuart, C. E. An ESP test with drawings. J. Parapsychology, 1942, 6, 2043.Google Scholar
Whitworth, W. A. Choice and chance (pp. 102102). New York: G. E. Stechert & Co., 1942.Google Scholar