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

Martin J. Watson; Sandra Horn; Barbara A. Wilson; Agnes Shiel; Lindsay McLellan

doi:10.1080/713755539

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

Martin J. Watson
, Sandra Horn
, Barbara A. Wilson
, Agnes Shiel
, Lindsay McLellan

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	441-458
Number of pages	18
Journal	Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/713755539
Publication status	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes

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