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The Use of a Discriminant Function in the Treatment of Psychological Group Differences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

R. M. W. Travers
R. M. W. Travers*
Affiliation:
Columbia University
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Abstract

A technique for determining a set of weights for the linear combination of a number of measures is applied to a concrete problem. The set of weights meets the criterion of maximum separation of the total scores of two different occupational groups.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , March 1939 , pp. 25 - 32
Copyright
Copyright © 1939 The Psychometric Society

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