THE PROBLEM OF GENERALIZING TO A LANGUAGE POPULATION - A RANDOM CONTROVERSY

Authors
LEONARD CL ORCHARD D
Citation
Cl. Leonard et D. Orchard, THE PROBLEM OF GENERALIZING TO A LANGUAGE POPULATION - A RANDOM CONTROVERSY, Journal of speech and hearing research, 39(2), 1996, pp. 406-413
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Language & Linguistics",Rehabilitation
Journal title
Journal of speech and hearing research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224685
Volume
39
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
406 - 413
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4685(1996)39:2<406:TPOGTA>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The rationale behind the use of item statistics as well as objections to their use are reviewed. It is argued that investigators conducting language research with disordered populations should follow the exampl e of those conducting language research with normal populations and co nsider calculating item statistics if they wish their results to gener alize beyond the specific items tested.