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Table 5: reliability statistics and discriminating variables for category of line quality.
Line quality variables (Study No.)
(o) objective (s) subjective (c) content (f)
form
counted elements of line (f)
number of lines (38)
number of angles (35)
angle production (35)
% rightangles (35)
% acute angles (35)
obtuse angle (35)
length (48)
(49)
long stroke (38)
short stroke (38)
degree short strokes (38)
predominance long short (38)
varied length (38)
line quality (48) (f)
(49)
(21)
heavy/light brush (38)
predominance thick/thin (38)
description of lines (f)
reinforced (36)
1 stroke (38)
joined (35)
crossed (35)
jagged (38)
broken (38)
splintered (38)
quavery (38)
shaky (36)
tremor (35)
sketchy (33)
curve (38)
straight (38)
straight/curved predominance (38)
straight/curved variation (38)
purpose of line (c) (s)
aimless (36)
enclosure (48)
(49)
(38)
(46, composite)
degree outline (38)
for texture (38)
for fill in (38)
for shade (33)
other marks (c) (o)
blotches for line (38)
blotches/form, mass, decor'n, texture (38)
smears (38)
dabs (38)
degree dabs (38)
dabs for form, mass, decor'n, texture (38)
% other
ag't test 1
(1-6) rel'y
99
77
97
77
2 >.60
2 .84
2 .84
2 .84
2 .84
2 .84
2 >.60
2 >.60
2 >.60
2 NS
2 >.60
3 .32 NS
2 >.60
2 >.60
90 5 .915
2 NS
2 .84
2 .84
2 NS
2 >.60
2 >.60
2 >.60
90 5 .915
2 .84
82 4 .63
2 NS
2 >.60
2 NS
2 >.60
90 5 .915
98
77
2 >.60
2 >.60
2 >.60
2 NS
85 2 .68
2 NS
2 >.60
2 NS
2 >.60
2 NS
2 NS
134
discriminates pat.
/nonpat. control
(nf= no figures)
NS
brain damage **
left b. damage**
right b.damage*
left b.damage*
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
nf
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
nf
brain damage **
NS
NS
nf
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
discriminates subgroups of
patients
NS
left b.d. from r.+ control**
right b.d. from left+control*
left b.d. from right+control*
NS
NS
NS
R. from L. brain damage **
Grades retarded schiz 2 **
Retarded schiz from non R.*
NS
Schizophreniform/nuclear s.*
1 - reliability tests: 1 = % agree; 2 = product moment corr.; 3 = correlation coefficient; 4 = association test Chi sq./t; 5 = Kappa; 6 = Anova.
2 - mild to moderate mental retardation in schizophrenia, distinguishes amongst grades.
** p