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Grouping Continuous Data in Discrete Intervals: Information Loss and Recovery

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Abstract

Information loss occurs when continuous data are grouped in discrete intervals. After calculating the squared correlation coefficients between continuous data and corresponding grouped data for four population distributions, the effects of population distribution, number of intervals, and interval width on information loss and recover), were examined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)167-173
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Educational Measurement
Volume24
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1987

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Education
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Applied Psychology
  • Psychology (miscellaneous)

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