battered women

women who are physically abused by their spouses or domestic partners. Woman beating is considered to surpass rape as the most underreported act of violent assault in the United States. Current data suggest that domestic violence against women is common and occurs in all social classes and ethnic and religious groups, as well as between same-sex partners. While the gender-based focus of this term reflects the higher incidence of domestic violence toward women, men may also be abused by domestic partners. See also intimate partner violence.

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December 25th 2024

Spearman–Brown prophecy formula

the mathematical formulation of a basic tenet of classical test theory concerning the length (number of items) of a test and its influence on reliability, whereby increasing the number of items with similar content results in increased reliability for the test, and decreasing the number of items leads to decreased reliability. The formula allows a researcher to estimate the gains or losses in reliability that would occur with changes in test size. Also called Spearman–Brown prediction formula. [Charles Spearman; W. Brown, 20th-century British psychologist]