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Peer reviewedBowden, Roger J. – Psychometrika, 1986
The author shows that correlation studies can be affected by self-selection bias when questionnaire response is poor, contrary to the common supposition that only loss of degrees of freedom or precision result. Tests are suggested for the ensuing self-selection bias. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Correlation, Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Questionnaires
