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Louis L. Thurstone  

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  • Louis L. Thurstone, who spent most of his career at the University of Chicago before founding a major psychometric lab at the University of North Carolina, made significant contributions to psychometrics, statistics, and the study of human intelligence during his long career. Thurstone developed methods for scaling psychological measures, assessing attitudes, and test theory, among many other influential contributions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Counseling; Thurstone, Louis L.]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QTVKH40F-1

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