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Normative data on the WAIS‐R for selz and reitan's index of scatter
Author(s) -
Willson Victor L.,
Reynolds Cecil R.
Publication year - 1985
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(198503)41:2<254::aid-jclp2270410220>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - psychology , wechsler adult intelligence scale , normative , index (typography) , wechsler intelligence scale for children , developmental psychology , abnormality , intelligence quotient , clinical psychology , statistics , social psychology , cognition , psychiatry , mathematics , philosophy , epistemology , world wide web , computer science
The scatter index of Selz and Reitan (1979) was examined for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale‐Revised using the national normative sample. Results indicate that means and variances are substantially greater for adults than has been found for children. Correlations of scatter with several subject characteristics were found, which further limits potential utility of the index. Large percentages of the sample exceeded the Selz and Reitan criteria for abnormality, and, thus, invalidated these guidelines for adult populations tested with the WAIS‐R.