﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Millisecond Forums » Millisecond Forums » Inquisit 6  » Comparing test result with set normative values</title><generator>InstantForum 2017-1 Final</generator><description>Millisecond Forums</description><link>https://forums.millisecond.com/</link><webMaster>Millisecond Forums</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:24:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>RE: Comparing test result with set normative values</title><link>https://forums.millisecond.com/Topic36759.aspx</link><description>&lt;blockquote data-id="36758" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1733521217748" contenteditable="false" id="if_insertedNode_1733521215919"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="36758" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="36758" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="36758" title=" "&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;lyledanley - 12/6/2024&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-36758"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin" contenteditable="true"&gt;I'm trying to display how the subject's test result compares with determined normative values. I figured putting the normative values into lists with similar indices would be a good start, as noted below:&lt;br/&gt;[code]&amp;lt;list RTminranges&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = (384, 498, 524, 540, 552, 563, 575, 583, 593, 604, 613, 627, 640, 653, 666, 680, 693, 713, 739, 794, 1297)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/list&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;list RTmaxranges&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = (383,497,523,539,551,562,574,582,592,603,612,626,639,652,665,679,692,712,738,793,1296)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/list&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;list RTpercentiles&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = (99, 95, 90, 85, 80, 75, 70, 65, 60, 55, 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 0)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/list&amp;gt;[/code]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;How would I compare the result [code]meanRTcomplexRT[/code] with the listed percentiles? In traditional programming, I feel like there would be some way to iterate the value through comparisons, but I'm not sure what to do here. Any advice or alternative solutions would be appreciated&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="36758"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Inquisit 6 has while() loops, so you can iteratetively compare as you would in any other programming language.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Adding: See Programmer's Manual ( &lt;a href="https://www.millisecond.com/support/Inquisit%20Programmer's%20Manual.pdf"&gt;https://www.millisecond.com/support/Inquisit%20Programmer's%20Manual.pdf&lt;/a&gt; ), specfically page 57 onwards.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Perhaps &lt;a href="https://forums.millisecond.com/Topic35749.aspx"&gt;https://forums.millisecond.com/Topic35749.aspx&lt;/a&gt; may serve as a perhaps instructive example, in that you can do things much like in a "normal" programming language.&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 01:09:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator></item><item><title>Comparing test result with set normative values</title><link>https://forums.millisecond.com/Topic36758.aspx</link><description>I'm trying to display how the subject's test result compares with determined normative values. I figured putting the normative values into lists with similar indices would be a good start, as noted below:&lt;br/&gt;[code]&amp;lt;list RTminranges&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = (384, 498, 524, 540, 552, 563, 575, 583, 593, 604, 613, 627, 640, 653, 666, 680, 693, 713, 739, 794, 1297)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/list&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;list RTmaxranges&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = (383,497,523,539,551,562,574,582,592,603,612,626,639,652,665,679,692,712,738,793,1296)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/list&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;list RTpercentiles&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = (99, 95, 90, 85, 80, 75, 70, 65, 60, 55, 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 0)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/list&amp;gt;[/code]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;How would I compare the result [code]meanRTcomplexRT[/code] with the listed percentiles? In traditional programming, I feel like there would be some way to iterate the value through comparisons, but I'm not sure what to do here. Any advice or alternative solutions would be appreciated</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:41:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lyledanley</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>