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The importance of small but consistent group differences on standardized tests: The case of sex differences on the mccarthy scales of children's abilities
Author(s) -
Tivnan Terrence,
Pillemer David B.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197804)34:2<443::aid-jclp2270340240>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology
Investigated sex differences on the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities. While few of the sex differences on the separate scales were statistically significant, binomial tests indicated that the overall pattern of differences consistently favored females. Several reasons why these smali but consistent between‐group differences may have important consequences in evaluation settings are discussed. The procedures presented here should prove generally useful in situations in which a series of tests or subtests is used.