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On estimating processing variance: Commentary and reanalysis of Kail's “developmental functions for speeds of cognitive processes”

Abstract

A recent paper by Kail (1988) in this journal appears to contain a significant error in the data analysis. The "goodness-of-fit" coefficients reported which suggest that overall about 94% of the variance can be accounted for by the model seem to be a substantial overestimation as a result of inappropriate procedures for statistical modeling. Using the data made available to us by Kail, we have reanalyzed these results. The corrected values …

Authors

Morrison GR; Morrison SR; Keating DP

Journal

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 288–307

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

December 1992

DOI

10.1016/0022-0965(92)90021-w

ISSN

0022-0965