normative sample
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnormativeandsample
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normative
adjective
uk/ˈnɔː.mə.tɪv/us/ˈnɔːr.mə.t̬ɪv/
relating to rules, or making people obey rules, especially rules ...
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sample
noun[C]
uk/ˈsɑːm.pəl/us/ˈsæm.pəl/
a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should ...
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Standardization of the behavioral dimensions by thenormativesampleand normative comparisons highlighted group differences.
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These standardized scores have been determined on the basis of the performance of thenormativesample of typically developing children on each sentence.
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Compared to thenormativesample, girls had higher levels of problems at 9 years of age.
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The test was then presented to the autistic and schizophrenic subjects, their first-degree relatives and the independentnormativesampleof the present study.
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Thus, we were able to derive clusters that may be more typical of anormativesamplefor both male and female adolescents.
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All other children who scored below this 1 standard deviation relative to thenormativesamplewere considered "low" on that problem dimension.
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About 45% of the dreams in thenormativesampleincluded at least one aggressive interaction.
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Findings show elevated rates of mental disorders and symptoms in each of four groups relative to thenormativesample.
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Further studies are needed to replicate these results in a morenormativesampleof adolescents.
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These findings indicate that in anormativesampleearned secures break the intergenerational cycle and exhibit resilient parenting even under high stress conditions.
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In the following, these series of pictures were presented to a mixed non-representativenormativesample of 35 individuals, mostly students, nurses and non-clinical, non-academic staff of our department.
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To create the groups, children were designated as "high" on a given home-based dimension of conduct problems if their score exceeded 1 standard deviation relative to thenormativesample.
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Because the negative affect and intrusiveness ratings exhibited limited variation in thisnormativesample, these two scales were eliminated from the study; the remaining ratings are described below.
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In comparison to anormativesamplethe organic group performed significantly worse on the majority of measures, whereas the nonorganic group performed significantly worse on some measures only.
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The latter subsample of 146 children was chosen to determine whether gender similarities or differences among victimized children resembled those that might be present in a larger, morenormativesample.
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For example, a researcher would exclude subjects from thenormativesampleif they displayed the characteristics of disorder that are similar to those being addressed in the intervention.
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For this purpose, we computed separate comparisons for the groups of patients, the groups of siblings and the groups of parents, always including thenormativesampleas reference.
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The no demographic-correction method may be desirable in situations in which one wishes to examine scores relative to the same broadnormativesampleto allow comparison of absolute performance levels.
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Comprehensive teacher ratings of school adjustment were not available for thisnormativesampleat the end of first grade; hence, they were not included as subjects in this study.
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