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Experimental and statistical norms are practically useful only when determined for a group of the same general type with equal opportunity to acquire the measured characteristics

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q1 i? Standards or norms from experimental and statistical research have practical value only under conditions of group comparability and equal opportunity. → E. A. Kirkpatrick 1910

Evidence

E. A. Kirkpatrick 1910

E. A. Kirkpatrick. (1910). The Point of View of Genetic Psychology. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0074078

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

A methodological assertion stated without supporting data or argument detail, offered in the context of practical application of the genetic point of view to education and personnel assessment.

"All standards or norms determined by experimental and statistical researches are of practical value only in so far as the norms have been determined for a group of people of the same general type, with equal opportunity for acquiring the characteristics that have been measured."

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type claim
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title Experimental and statistical norms are practically useful only when determined for a group of the same general type with equal opportunity to acquire the measured characteristics
description Experimental and statistical norms are practically useful only when determined for a group of the same general type with equal opportunity to acquire the measured characteristics
status review
evidence_strength weak
newest_evidence 1910
generated by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-23
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