Biometrics and Psychometrics: Origins, Commonalities and Differences

John Gower

Journal of Statistical Software, 2016, vol. 073, issue i05

Abstract: Starting with the common origins of biometrics and psychometrics at the beginning of the twentieth century, the paper compares and contrasts subsequent developments, informed by the author's 35 years at Rothamsted Experimental Station followed by a period with the data theory group in Leiden and thereafter. Although the methods used by biometricians and psychometricians have much in common, there are important differences arising from the different fields of study. Similar differences arise wherever data are generated and may be regarded as a major driving force in the development of statistical ideas.

Date: 2016-09-12
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DOI: 10.18637/jss.v073.i05

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