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Preferred term
floor and ceiling effects
Definition
- Floor and ceiling effects refer to specific limitations encountered when measuring health status scores. Floor effects occur when data cannot take on a value lower than some particular number; ceiling effects occur when data cannot take on a value higher than an upper limit. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Health Status Measurement, Floor and Ceiling Effects]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/floor_and_ceiling_effects
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