. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: Psychol Assess. 2010 Jun;22(2):382–395. doi: 10.1037/a0019228

Table 1.

Dr. Fisbee’s Predictions, Followed by the Present Author’s Kernel Density Estimated Predictions and Recommended Cutting Scores.

Scale	Score	Prediction	KDE Prediction (5 year)	X_Hitmax BR = .18
Static-99	8	.39 (5 year)	.51	out of range^a
		.45 (10 year)
		.52 (15 year)
SORAG	38	1.00 (violent; 7-year)	.30	out of range^a
SVR-20	14	“Medium to High”	.17	31
RRASOR	4	.33 (5 year)	.18	out of range^a
VRAG	28	1.00 (violent; 7-year)	.26	32
PCL-R	29.5	.81 (general)	.47	32
PCL-R	29.5	.37 (violent)
MnSOST-R	18	.88 (.35 base rate)	.26	out of range^a
		.78 (.21 base rate)
		.70 (.15 base rate)
HCR-20	32	.92	N/A	N/A

Indicates a hitmax cutting score that was beyond the test’s score range. (Kernel density estimates extrapolate beyond observed data according to kernel properties, the normal kernel ranges from −∞ to ∞, just like the normal distribution.)