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Jaccard, James; Guilamo-Ramos, Vincent; Johansson, Margaret; Bouris, Alida – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2006
A major form of data analysis in clinical child and adolescent psychology is multiple regression. This article reviews issues in the application of such methods in light of the research designs typical of this field. Issues addressed include controlling covariates, evaluation of predictor relevance, comparing predictors, analysis of moderation,…
Descriptors: Multiple Regression Analysis, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology, Adolescents
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Blanton, Hart; Jaccard, James – American Psychologist, 2006
Many psychological tests have arbitrary metrics but are appropriate for testing psychological theories. Metric arbitrariness is a concern, however, when researchers wish to draw inferences about the true, absolute standing of a group or individual on the latent psychological dimension being measured. The authors illustrate this in the context of 2…
Descriptors: Psychological Evaluation, Psychological Testing, Case Studies, Psychologists