Here is a video I made about why composite scores are more extreme than the average of two subtest scores. It is a companion to the paper I wrote with Kevin McGrew about the dangers of averaging subtest scores and thinking of them as composite scores.
The Excel spreadsheet I used in the video can be downloaded here.
Thanks, very nice work
Great video, great teacher. Makes the complex simple. It will be high on my list of recommended viewing
Thanks, Trevor!
Fantastic work! I’m adding this to my bookmarks and will be passing the link along. Thanks~
Very nice.
One question: does this representation/calculation work properly in the case of negative correlations?
Thanks!
Yes
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