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time-sequential design

an experimental design to separate age effects from time-of-measurement and cohort effects (i.e., to determine if the results obtained are age-related only). In a time-sequential design, a second age group is added to a time-lag design, and two or more cross-sectional comparisons are made at different times of testing.

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October 9th 2024

non compos mentis

non compos mentis

in law, mentally deficient or legally insane and therefore not responsible for one’s conduct. See incompetence; insanity. Compare compos mentis.