Presented are some notes concerning the lower bound used in entropy prediction experiments. An explicit proof valid for an ideal prediction, adding a negative proof for general experimental conditions is demonstrated. The general validity of the lower bound has been thus denied, reflecting some potential sources of distortion. (2 references)…

This study examined the relationship between selected academic, personality, and biographical variables and the first year college achievement of Canadian male freshmen. The major findings showed that some academic and some personality variables did constitute significant predictors of the subjects' college achievement. The best predictor was the…

The results of two separate equations for predicting first-term college grades from high school percentile rank and college admissions test scores favor male applicants. (IR)

Examined the Wechsler-Bellevue, Rorschah, TAT, and Word-Association tests of forty patients for clinical indications of their suicide potential. On the basis of a blind, psychoanalytically informed clinical interpretation of the protocols, the outcomes of these protocols were successfully predicted for 85 percent of the cases. (Author)

Changes, like single scores, are demonstrated to be valid and reliable and potentially predictable by independent variables. Change and growth measures determined from individual examinees' test scores indicated excellent predictive value. (Author/PN)

Psychometric, biographical, medical, educational background, and other variables were investigated in 178 mildly intellectually handicapped adolescents selected for training in the Granville (Australia) Work Preparation Centre between 1974 and 1978. (Author/SB)

Four studies using 12 sample groups culminated in a Depth of Delinquency Index for use in evaluations of juvenile treatment programs. This index was deemed suitable for trial use in program evaluations and research related to groups of juvenile delinquents, but not for individual diagnostic purposes. (Author/GK)