Actuarial methods were tested on 80 random profiles and 80 forensic evaluatees for discriminating between random and nonrandom MMPI profiles. Both a discriminant analysis approach and clinical decision rules were highly accurate (90% or better) at correctly classifying random profiles with findings consistent with previous research.
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