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An Alternative Approach to the Method of Correct Matching

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Hai Halevi
Hai Halevi*
Affiliation:
Hebrew University, Jerusalem
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Abstract

The correct matching method is treated in a new way which increases its power and enables the results to be expressed by a correlation coefficient. Tables for 3 ≤ n ≤ 7 are included.

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Original Paper
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Psychometrika , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , June 1965, pp. 197 - 205
Copyright
Copyright © 1965 Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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I wish to express my thanks and indebtedness to Professor Louis Guttman for his assistance and guidance. Also I am grateful for helpful discussions with Dr. D. Kahneman, O. E. Schild, and J. Norman.

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