Although numerous indices of validity have been developed for the MMPI and MMPI–2, interest in the F scale and its variants continues, especially among practicing clinicians. The use of the binomial for assessing standards for random answering and possibly for judgments of malingering offers another approach for the interpretation of F-scale scores. The theoretical binomial distribution and Monte Carlo data are in accord. Cut-off scores of 24 for the MMPI and 23 for the MMPI–2 suggest random responses, and scores of 40 and 37, respectively, suggest clinical interpretation rather than randomness of responding.
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