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clinical diagnostic indices use subject measures such as rorschach and clinical interview
the joint probability (occruance) of any two outcomes (A
and B) - when those two outcomes are independent - is
independence rule given as
P(A AND B) = P(A) x P(B)
definitive coclusions are... hard to come by
some clinicians are able to make reliable judgements... sometimes
aggregated scales are and consistent better and more
and reliability at the item level low and variable
geslat principle the whole is more reliable than the individual parts
-devoting a higher level of conscientious attention
why could some clinicians be more reliable than other -greater sophistication when thinking through various
clinicians? findings
-both
using statistical regression techniques and psychometric
actuarial assessment methods - as implemented by computer programs - to
make diagnosis
using seems to beat most clinical diagnostic judge-
equations and computers
ments
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