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Data-Based & Theory-Based Approaches
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Data-Based & Theory-Based Approaches
Data-based approach - collect data on what people are good at, compute correlations
Theory-based approach - identify abilities based on theory, then test to find relationships
Practice: Data-Based & Theory-Based Approaches
Dr. Michaels gives participants a wide range of questions designed to assess various aspects of performance, and then conducts statistical analyses to see which questions test related concepts. Once he has groups of related questions identified, he gives each group a name based on their shared characteristics. Which approach is Dr. Michaels using?