TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - A comparison between the Monte Carlo simulation and matching method to create appropriate control groups: a demonstration of the WISC-IV profile of abused children
JO  - Japanese journal of criminal psychology
A1  - Ogata, Kohske
SP  - 31
EP  - 40
VL  - 54
IS  - 1
N2  - An important methodological issue in practical psychology research, including forensic settings, is creation of an appropriate control group in order to elucidate the characteristics of a clinical group. The present study compared the Monte Carlo simulation to the matching method to examine the advantages of the former over the limitations of the conventionally used matching method. First, the Wechsler Intelligencer Scale for Children-fourth edition (WISC-IV) profiles of abused children (n＝137) were compared to the profiles of a group (n＝137) matched for gender, age, and IQ level. Data for both groups were collected from the archives of child guidance centers. Next, the Monte Carlo simulation was used to generate 500,000 random numbers as a theoretical population. The simulated group, adjusted for IQ levels equivalent to the abused group, was repeatedly compared (1,000 times) with the abused group through the resampling procedure. From the results of the analysis, it was possible to detect deficits in the matched group in the form of imbalances in the WISC-IV profile. Thus, a more appropriate control group in psychological research would be one created using the Monte Carlo simulation. <p />  <p>Language: ja</p>
LA  - ja
SN  - 0017-7547
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.20754/jjcp.54.1_31
ID  - ref1
ER  -