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The use of a discriminant function in the treatment of psychological group differences

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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.

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  1. Columbia University, USA

    R. M. W. Travers

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Travers, R.M.W. The use of a discriminant function in the treatment of psychological group differences. Psychometrika 4, 25–32 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02287990

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