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The Measurement of Function Fluctuation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

R. F. Garside
R. F. Garside*
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University of Durham, England
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Abstract

A method of measuring function fluctuation is suggested and an appropriate test of significance is indicated. The proposed method is compared with bi-factor analysis and with some other suggested methods of measuring function fluctuation.

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Psychometrika , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , March 1958, pp. 75 - 83
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Copyright © 1958 The Psychometric Society

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