holzinger: Holzinger student's ability data

Description Usage Format Source References

Description

Holzinger and Swineford (1939) data is widely cited. This dataset includes only the 12 tests on the Grant-White School students used in Ferrara et al .

Usage

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Format

A 145 by 12 matrix. The variables are centered to zero mean.

spatial (SPL)

visual

Visual perception test, a nonlanguage multiple-choice test of spatial relations

cubes

Cubes test, spatial relations

flags

Lozenges test, a visual imagery test in two or three dimensions

verbal (VBL)

paragraph

Paragraph comprehension test, comprehension as measured by completion and multiple-choice questions

sentence

Sentence completion test, a multiple-choice test in which “correct” answers reflect good judgment on the part of the subject

wordm

Word meaning test, a multiple-choice vocabulary test

speed (SPD)

addition

Addition test, speed of adding pairs of one-digit numbers

counting

Counting groups of dots test, 4–7 dots, arranged in random patterns to be counted by subject

straight

Straight and curved capitals test, a series of capital letters to be distinguished between those composed of straight lines only and those containing curved lines

mathematical (MTH)

deduct

Deduction test, logical deduction test using the symbols and the letters

numeric

Numerical puzzles test, a numerical deduction test, the object being to supply four numbers which will produce four given answers employing the operations of addition, multiplication, or division

series

Series completion test, from a series of five numbers, the subject is supposed to deduce the rule of procedure from one number to the next and thus supply the sixth number in the series

Source

The complete set of data is included, for example in the R package MBESS.

References

Holzinger, K. J. and Swineford, F. A. (1939). A study in factor analysis: The stability of a bi-factor solution. Supplementary Education Monographs, 48. University of Chicago.

Ferrara, C., Martella, F., and Vichi, M. (2019). Probabilistic disjoint principal component analysis. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 54(1):47–61.


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