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Clinical Versus Statistical Prediction: A Theoretical Analysis and a Review of the Evidence

Paul E. Meehl

How should we compare a clinician’s judgment with a statistical rule? Meehl examines their logic, the evidence available to him, and why both require measured outcomes.

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10 parts, about 19 minutes to read.

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Paul E. Meehl
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10 parts
Reading time
about 19 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. 1. The Problem1 min
  2. 2. Some Preliminary Distinctions2 min
  3. 3. The Rationality of Inference from Class Membership2 min
  4. 4. The Special Powers of the Clinician1 min
  5. 5. The Theoretical Argument of T. R. Sarbin1 min
  6. 6. The Problem of the Logical Reconstruction of Clinical Activity2 min
  7. 7. Remarks on Clinical Intuition2 min
  8. 8. Empirical Comparisons of Clinical and Actuarial Prediction5 min
  9. 9. General Remarks on Quantification of Clinical Material2 min
  10. 10. A Final Word: Unavoidability of Statistics1 min

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