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Jones, W. P. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1991
A model is proposed for the clinical synthesis of data from psychological tests of persons with visual impairments. The model integrates the concepts of the ideal type and Bayesian probability and compares actual test scores with ideal scores through use of a pattern similarity coefficient. A pilot study with Business Enterprise Program operators…
Descriptors: Business Education, Clinical Psychology, Models, Predictive Measurement

Nichols, James D. – Bioscience, 1992
Describes advances in capture-recapture modeling, including the biologically motivated emphasis on model-based hypothesis testing and the development of models for spatially stratified populations. Discusses the severe problems associated with count statistics reflecting unknown sampling fractions. (67 references) (KR)
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Estimation (Mathematics), Higher Education, Mathematical Models