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  • Psychological Science
  • Psychometrics
  • Behavioral Science

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  • Ambulatory assessment offers real-world functioning insights in research.
  • Methodological advances in ambulatory assessment have not translated to clinical practice.
  • Psychometric standards are needed for N = 1 ambulatory assessment in applied settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Determine the number of assessments needed for reliable N = 1 psychometric estimates.
  • Evaluate reliability of individual means, standard deviations, and correlations.
  • Assess the impact of temporal characteristics on estimate reliability.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted a simulation study using real time series data.
  • Included data from psychiatric patients and nonpatients for ecological validity.
  • Analyzed the number of assessments required for reliable estimation of various statistics.

Main Results:

  • Reliable estimation of individual means requires fewer assessments.
  • Adequately precise and stable individual correlations demand more assessments than typically available.
  • The number of required assessments depends on the statistic and temporal variable characteristics.

Conclusions:

  • Ambulatory assessment shows promise for clinical practice, but challenges remain.
  • Current data collection frequencies may be insufficient for reliable correlation estimates.
  • Further research is needed to optimize ambulatory assessment protocols for clinical application.