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prediction: clinical vs. statistical  

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  • Introduction In psychological assessment, an important step in the process of assessment is the prediction of criteria on the basis of assessment data, the so-called predictors. The processing of assessment data, which yields a prognosis, can follow two different methods of data combination: the statistical method and the clinical method. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment; Prediction: Clinical vs. Statistical]

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