Statistical test of a short form of the speech-sounds perception test in a child population

The adequacy of a shortened version of the children's Speech-Sounds Perception Test was examined. In two different groups of chronically ill children, stepwise multiple regression analysis demonstrated that the first three subtests (first 30 items) accounted for over 87% of the variance in the total 60-item test. The 30-item version appears to be as useful with children as the full 60-item test.