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Tsujimoto, Richard N.; Berger, Dale E. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1988
Two criteria are discussed for determining cutting scores on a predictor variable for identifying cases of likely child abuse--utility maximizing and error minimizing. Utility maximizing is the preferable criterion, as it optimizes the balance between the costs of incorrect decisions and the benefits of correct decisions. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Cost Effectiveness, Cutting Scores, Error of Measurement
