Rk. Heaton, Further crossvalidation of regression-based neuropsychological norms with an update for the Boston naming test (vol 20, pg 906, 1998), J CL EXP N, 21(4), 1999, pp. 571-582
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology,Neurology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
Regression-based norms for the Trail Making Test, Boston Naming Test, and W
isconsin Card Sorting Test, which we published in 1991 and 1993, have been
criticized by Fastenau (1998) as having overcorrected for demographic influ
ences in a sample of 63 older adults. We present data from new, independent
participant samples that are consistent with expectations from the regress
ion-based norms. We propose that Fastenau's findings in this instance resul
ted from the nonrepresentative nature of his relatively small sample, rathe
r than from statistical deficiencies of regression based norms. Our current
ly published norms on one of the four tests considered here, the Boston Nam
ing Test, are based upon a participant sample that was small and had inadeq
uate representation of young adults. We address this by providing updated n
orms based on a much larger and more representative sample (N = 531).