The Burgess test correlates more highly with rate and comprehension composites (0.82 and 0.80) than any other single test, and pairs well with the Thorndike-McCall¶

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q3 i3 The Burgess test's correlations with the rate and comprehension composites (0.82 and 0.80) are higher than those of any other test; its lowest correlation except Brown's comprehension is with the Thorndike-McCall (0.48), indicating the two measure different but correlated functions. → Arthur I. Gates 1921

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Arthur I. Gates 1921¶

Arthur I. Gates. (1921). An Experimental and Statistical Study of Reading and Reading Tests (Continued). The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0068367

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Correlational analysis of the Burgess test against rate and comprehension composites and fourteen separate tests across grades III-VIII (Table XI). Printed correlations with the composites are r = 0.82 (rate) and r = 0.80 (comprehension), higher than any other test; the article also reports r = 0.48 with the Thorndike-McCall and calls the two "an excellent team".

"On the whole, the correlation with the composites are high, higher than those yielded by any other test and equally high with rate and comprehension; 0.82 and 0.80 respectively."

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