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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Equivalence Testing"”.
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Evaluating Equivalence Testing Methods for Measurement Invariance
… statistical methods used by most researchers for testing MI is by conducting multiple group confirmatory factor analysis models, whereby a statistically nonsignificant results in a chi square difference test or a small change in goodness of fit indices (GOFs) such as CFI or RMSEA are used to …
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The ecology of translocated greater sage-grouse in Strawberry Valley, Utah
… with differing habitats. Manuscript No. 3 Equivalence testing in the field of wildlife ecology has been underutilized. Mistakenly, many researchers have concluded that two groups are the same based on failure to reject a null hypothesis of no difference. We used equivalence testing to …
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Evaluating Alternative Inertial Measurement Unit Locations on the Body for Slip Recovery Measures
… were measured by both systems and compared. Equivalence testing (α = 0.05) showed that IMUs placed on the foot and the ankle were equivalent to OMC in measuring these slip recovery measures. Furthermore, it was shown that researcher and participant-placed IMUs were equivalent (α = 0.05) to …
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Learning Mealy machines with local timers
… two MMLT-specific optimizations for behavioral equivalence testing, a frequent bottleneck in active automata learning. We formally prove the correctness of our method and evaluate its performance across 11 cases studies, ranging from network protocols to automotive systems. Our results show that …
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Resilience and Risk-Taking Behavior Among Thai Adolescents Living in Bangkok, Thailand
… was then translated and back translated; equivalence testing was performed; a pilot study was conducted; and test-retest reliability was measured. Overall, these procedures indicated that the modified version of YRBS had evidence of equivalence (semantic, content, and conceptual), …
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Evaluating mode differences in longitudinal data. Moving to a mixed mode paradigm of survey methodology
… modes. Chapter 6 tackles this issue by proposing equivalence testing, a statistical approach to control for measurement differences across groups, as a front-door approach to disentangle these two. A simulation study shows that this approach works and highlights the bias when the two main …
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Third-party imagined interactions: expanding imagined interactions as false memories in understanding interactions
… characteristics and the catharsis function. Equivalence testing found other characteristics and functions to be equivalent. Based on social identity theory a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) found TPIIs do vary in valence and specificity with the individual’s group status. The odds …
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Testing methods for calibrating Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) diameter growth predictions
… better than the random-effects-based approach. Equivalence testing showed that median or regression-based local calibration methods met error tolerances within ± 12% of observed DBH increments for all species with the random effects approach meeting a larger tolerance of ± 17%. These results …
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An Empirical Approach to Evaluating Sufficient Similarity: Utilization of Euclidean Distance As A Similarity Measure
… techniques and traditional hypothesis testing. The work of Stork et al. (2008) introduced the idea of sufficient similarity in dose-response (making a connection between exposure and effect). They developed methods to evaluate sufficient similarity of a fully characterized reference …
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The Functional-Analytic Development of a Test for Behavioural History using the Concept of Derived Stimulus Relations
… identifying personal and social histories. The testing format was developed by employing the Stimulus Equivalence paradigm (Sidman, 1971) and extending upon the previous work of Watt, Keenan, Barnes and Cairns (1991). Chapter 1 presents a review of the behavioural literature concerned with …
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Developing the Function Acquisition Speed Test: Using a Functional Research Approach to Build a Novel Implicit Test
… concerned with the phenomena of stimulus equivalence and derived relational responding, and reviews the links between these concepts and complex human behaviour such as attitudes. The seminal study by Watt et al. (1991) is also described. In that study, the researchers attempted to train …