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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2008 Sep;14(5):746–759. doi: 10.1017/S1355617708081162

Table 1.

Summary of composite scoring techniques for executive function assessment tools.

Psychometric theory
Classical test theory Item response theory
Handling of demographic differences in test scores Demographic differences ignored Unadjusted T score Unadjusted item response theory score
Item-Level Demographic effects accounted for Demographic adjusted T score Item response theory score accounting for differential item functioning