The use of multivariate statistical analysis of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scores in the classification of delinquent and nondelinquent high school boys.

Abstract

"This study has demonstrated the usefulness of applying multivariate statistical techniques to the analysis of MMPI scale scores alone, or in combination with school data, for the purpose of classifying ninth-grade boys as potential delinquents or nondelinquents. The techniques employed proved to be effective to the extent that 62.3 per cent of the nondelinquents and 69.5 per cent of the delinquents were correctly identified by the use of multiphasic data alone; while a combination of multiphasic and school record data made possible the correct identification of 74.2 per cent of nondelinquent boys and 67.5 per cent of delinquent-prone boys.".