A Family of Differentiation Indices
- 1 June 1984
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychometrika
- Vol. 49 (2) , 217-222
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02294173
Abstract
A general class of differentiation indices is introduced for profiles of scores. Their ordinal properties and an application to Holland's classification system are examined. Comparison with other suggested indices is performed both theoretically and empirically.Keywords
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