VLT {NormData}

Verbal Learning Test data

Description

This dataset contains the Total Recall scores of the Verbal Learning Test (VLT). A total of 1460 test-participants participated in the study. These are simulated data based on the results described in Van der Elst et al. (2005).

Usage

data(VLT)

Format

A data.frame with 1460 observations on 5 variables.

Id

The Id number of the test participant.

Age

The age of the test participant (in years).

Gender

The gender of the test participant, coded as a factor.

LE

The level of education of the test participant.

Total.Recall

The Total Recall score. A higher score is indicative for better verbal memory ability.

References

Van der Elst et al. (2005). Rey's Verbal Learning Test: Normative data for 1,855 healthy participants aged 24-81 years and the influence of age, sex, education, and mode of presentation. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 11, 290-302.

Van der Elst, W. (2024). Regression-based normative data for psychological assessment: A hands-on approach using R. Springer Nature.