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NORMAL DISTRIBUTION OF INTELLIGENCE: A CRITIQUE
Author(s) -
LEWIS D. G.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1957.tb00604.x
Subject(s) - psychology , normal distribution , interpretation (philosophy) , distribution (mathematics) , affect (linguistics) , statistics , communication , mathematics , mathematical analysis , computer science , programming language
The dependence of distribution of test scores on facility and discriminatory values of component items is discussed with special reference to (approximately) normal distribution of quotients from Binet Scale. A discussion follows as to how this should affect our interpretation of ‘normal distribution of intelligence’.