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  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Investigating hypothesis testing with categorized scale scores using cut-off points.
  • Assessing the reliability of results when using sub-analysis groups to represent categories.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate hypothesis test results after categorizing scale scores with cut-off points.
  • To determine if similar results are obtained when using sub-analysis groups that best represent the categories.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study using the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) with 1950 participants.
  • Categorization into four depression groups (minimal, mild, moderate, severe) and creation of six sub-analysis groups based on BDI-II scores.
  • Analysis included conventional (all participants) and various sub-analysis groups (IQR, std, percentiles, random samples).

Main Results:

  • Variables with high significance (p < 0.001) like income and quality of life maintained significance across all analysis groups.
  • Significance levels for variables with p values closer to 0.05 varied depending on the sub-analysis group.
  • Demographic variables (sex, age) and medication use showed varying significance across groups.

Conclusions:

  • Highly significant findings (p < 0.001) are robust across different analytical approaches.
  • The significance of findings near the p < 0.05 threshold is sensitive to the chosen cut-off points and analysis groups.
  • The study supports the necessity of secondary tests for robust scale evaluation and interpretation.