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Reliability and Validity of the New Tanaka B Intelligence Scale Scores: A Group Intelligence Test

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  • Yota Uno
  • Hitomi Mizukami
  • Masahiko Ando
  • Ryoji Yukihiro
  • Yoko Iwasaki
  • Norio Ozaki

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Objective: The present study evaluated the reliability and concurrent validity of the new Tanaka B Intelligence Scale, which is an intelligence test that can be administered on groups within a short period of time. Methods: The new Tanaka B Intelligence Scale and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition were administered to 81 subjects (mean age ± SD 15.2±0.7 years) residing in a juvenile detention home; reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, and concurrent validity was assessed using the one-way analysis of variance intraclass correlation coefficient. Moreover, receiver operating characteristic analysis for screening for individuals who have a deficit in intellectual function (an FIQ

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  • Yota Uno & Hitomi Mizukami & Masahiko Ando & Ryoji Yukihiro & Yoko Iwasaki & Norio Ozaki, 2014. "Reliability and Validity of the New Tanaka B Intelligence Scale Scores: A Group Intelligence Test," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(6), pages 1-5, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0100262
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100262
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