A simple test of the Law of Initial Values.
The conceptualization and testing of the Law of Initial Values remains a controversial issue. We critically review common procedures to test the Law, and a simple test of the Law is described and illustrated. The reduction of variance from the pretest to the posttest is crucial in this test.
Geenen
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Rheumatology Department, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
van de Vijver
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D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011603:Psychophysiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012044:Regression Analysis