Psychological tests and clinical discriminations: Beginning to address the base rate problem

Elwood, Richard W.

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Psychological tests and clinical discriminations: Beginning to address the base rate problem

Elwood, Richard W.·1993·Clinical Psychology Review

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The presence of a significant difference alone does not imply that a test can discriminate among subjects with sufficient accuracy for clinical use.
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Authors: Elwood, R. W.
Affiliations: United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
Corresponding author: Elwood, Richard W.
ORCID: Elwood, Richard W.
Venue: Clinical Psychology Review
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1993-01
Volume: 13
Issue: 5
Pages: 409-419
ISSN: 0272-7358 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/0272-7358(93)90012-b
OpenAlex: W2129384161
Cited by: 94
References: 37
Citations by year: 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 3
FWCI: 6.14
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Clinical Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
Keywords: base rates, discriminant validity, psychological tests, classification accuracy, clinical evaluation

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