Pilliner's notebooks

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-1443/8
• Dates of Creation:c1960s
• Name of Creator:
  Pilliner, Albert E G, 1909-2003 (lecturer and educational researcher, Moray House College of Education)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  2 Volumes

• Scope and Content

  The notebooks are partially filled, and contain calculations and notes under headings including:

  • The relation between two variables;
  • Calculation of regression co-efficients;
  • Regression from a correlation grid;
  • Spearman's rank correlation method;
  • Significance of Correlation Coefficients;
  • Standard Errors of Correlation Coefficients;
  • Pooling correlations;
  • Prediction of a criterion in terms of raw score;
  • Maximising the reliability of a test;
  • Selection of items;
  • Estimating a true score from an observed score;
  • Standardisation of tests using D N Lawley's Method;
  • The Scaling of Teachers Marks;
  • Notes regarding parallelograms;
  • Notes regarding friction.