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NOTE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF TESTS OF Q FACTOR ISOLATES IN THE PREDICTION OF CLINICAL CLASSES
Author(s) -
Holley Jasper Wilson,
Fällström Kerstin
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1965.tb01040.x
Subject(s) - psychology , consistency (knowledge bases) , internal consistency , similarity (geometry) , factor (programming language) , test (biology) , factorial , statistics , stability (learning theory) , factor analysis , econometrics , social psychology , reliability engineering , psychometrics , mathematics , clinical psychology , artificial intelligence , computer science , machine learning , discrete mathematics , engineering , paleontology , mathematical analysis , image (mathematics) , biology , programming language
The present paper describes two related methods of evaluating items for purposes of test construction intended to yield measures of Q ‐factor isolates. The principle procedure is based on the use of correlations between the items and the Q ‐factor loadings. Empirical studies are cited demonstrating the internal consistency and factorial stability of the constructed tests. Evidence of ‘qualitative similarity’ between the tests and their Q ‐factor equivalents is also provided.