Judges' ratings on the Thorndike handwriting scale agree closely, and averaged ratings give a constant determination¶

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q2 i? Agreement among ten different observers rating handwriting with the scale is surprisingly high, and the average of judgments gives a very accurate and constant determination. → Recent Studies in Handwriting 1912

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Recent Studies in Handwriting 1912¶

Recent studies in handwriting [Unsigned review]. (1912). Journal of Educational Psychology, 3(1), 41–46. doi:10.1037/h0068789

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The reviewer's assessment of Thorndike's monograph reports that agreement among ten observers rating samples against the scale was notable: "the average will give a very accurate and constant determination". No effect size is printed.

"Yet it is surprising to note ihe agreement in the judgments of ten different observers, and the average will give a very accurate and constant determination"

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