The results of a test of reliability for skinfold fat and circumference measures (used as field methods for the measurement of body composition) are reported. (DS)

Describes a two-phase study at Polk Library of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh that (1) found an apparent fallacy in the statistical procedure developed by Trueswell and (2) concluded that obsolescence could best explain the poor circulation record of little used books. (Author/JD)

Positive changes in student attitudes toward community, school, and school subjects occurred during a four-week period in which newspapers were introduced in classrooms. (Authors)

Reports the results of a study that used several statistical tests of reciprocity of self-disclosure. Finds little evidence for reciprocity of self-disclosure, and concludes that either reciprocity is an illusion, or that different or more sophisticated methods are needed to detect it. (MS)

In multigroup covariance structure analysis with structured means, the traditional latent selection model is formulated as a special case of phenotypic selection. Illustrations with real and simulated data demonstrate how one can test specific hypotheses concerning selection on latent variables. (SLD)

Examination of the stochastics of moderated multiple regression (MMR) reveals that MMR is an appropriate technique when predictors are fixed variables and the distribution of errors is normal but is not appropriate when predictors are random variables and the joint distribution of criterion and predictor variables is multivariate normal. (SLD)

Argues that H. W. Marsh and K.-T. Hau (1996) misunderstood parsimony and its role in testing a hypothesis about an incompletely specified model to establish its objective validity. More parsimonious models represent more complete hypotheses having more ways of being tested and confirmed. Marsh and Hau could also have used more parsimonious…

This study examines the relationship between high-stakes school accountability and its effects upon student test scores and school policies. The authors seek to understand the extent to which accountability sanctions and incentives for the poorest-performing schools in Florida explain subsequent changes in school practices and policies as well as…

The all-possible subset approach is recommended as an alternative over stepwise methods for selecting the best set of predictor variables for multiple regression. Several criteria are available for selecting the best subset model. These are compared with the principal component regression (PCR) method to investigate their usefulness for subset…

The purpose of this paper was to research published validity reports of the Multiple Assessment and Program Services (MAPS) Test and to conduct quantitative analysis on the validity coefficients from the MAPS reports to determine the generalizability of the results and to identify which variables in the reports impact these coefficients. The…

The basic purpose of the study was to determine the types and frequency of nonshorthand errors on typewritten transcripts of shorthand dictation of 40 intermediate and 34 advanced stenography students at the University of Missouri in 1970-71. (Author)

Although there is extensive literature on interpersonal influence in counseling, there are few studies of the relative influence of counselors on clients and clients on counselors. To investigate the convergent validity of three statistical approaches to relative influence in counseling, 57 counseling interviews were analyzed. The three…

Methods of regression commonality analysis are generalized for use in canonical correlation analysis. An actual data set (involving educators' attitudes toward death and age, locus of control, religion, and occupational role in working with terminally ill children) is employed to illustrate the extension. The method can be applied with respect to…

Current methods of obtaining reliability coefficients for mastery tests are laborious from a practitioner's perspective. Some methods require two test administrations; while others require access to computer facilities and/or advanced measurement and statistical procedures. This report provides tables from which practitioners can read such…

Revision of paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (Boston, 1968).