The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

The application of a paired-comparisons technique to identify sequences of recovery after severe head injury

The application of a paired-comparisons technique to identify sequences of recovery after severe head injury
The application of a paired-comparisons technique to identify sequences of recovery after severe head injury
The "paired preference technique" PPT as a method for establishing the most likely sequences of recovery in a group of people surviving severe head injury is described. In the PPT every item of observed behaviour is compared with every other item of behaviour in a series of paired comparisons. This is similar to the technique described by Allen and Yen 1979 which they called the "paired comparison method". We believe this method is suitable for data which are not amenable to more conventional methods of analysis because of different numbers of observations across subjects or because of missing data. We describe the PPT, provide examples from an observational study of 88 head-injured patients, and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this method of analysis.
441-458
Watson, Martin J.
a065fb21-f6b9-4c78-8f14-e7d5e0f60c8d
Horn, Sandra
8637e72e-5576-42ea-bbe5-f67f01e336d1
Watson, Martin J.
a065fb21-f6b9-4c78-8f14-e7d5e0f60c8d
Horn, Sandra
8637e72e-5576-42ea-bbe5-f67f01e336d1

Watson, Martin J. and Horn, Sandra (1997) The application of a paired-comparisons technique to identify sequences of recovery after severe head injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 7 (4), 441-458.

Record type: Article

Abstract

The "paired preference technique" PPT as a method for establishing the most likely sequences of recovery in a group of people surviving severe head injury is described. In the PPT every item of observed behaviour is compared with every other item of behaviour in a series of paired comparisons. This is similar to the technique described by Allen and Yen 1979 which they called the "paired comparison method". We believe this method is suitable for data which are not amenable to more conventional methods of analysis because of different numbers of observations across subjects or because of missing data. We describe the PPT, provide examples from an observational study of 88 head-injured patients, and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this method of analysis.

This record has no associated files available for download.

More information

Published date: 1997

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 18568
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/18568
PURE UUID: ad0d260a-b991-48c5-a469-f928017dfd69

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 02 Dec 2005
Last modified: 07 Jan 2022 22:01

Export record

Contributors

Author: Martin J. Watson
Author: Sandra Horn

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×