Drs. Carrie Houts, Mike Edwards, and R.J. Wirth from VPG and Linda Deal, from Pfizer, published a literature review in Quality of Life Research entitled “A review of empirical research related to the use of small quantitative samples in clinical outcome scale development.”
Monthly Archives: July 2016
ISOQOL Psychometric SIG Chair-Elect
Dr. R.J. Wirth, VPG President and Managing Partner, has been elected Co-Chair of the ISOQOL Psychometric Special Interest Group. He will take over as Chair-elect this October in Copenhagen at the ISOQOL annual meeting.
A2B™ for Tight Ends
This blog entry takes a look at measuring athleticism in NFL tight ends. VPG’s A2B™ effectively characterizes 4 unique TE Player Types and quantifies NFL potential based on athletic profiles. Our analyses indicated that athletic characteristics explained about 18% of the variability in NFL performance for tight ends. The A2B™ indicates that there are a handful of 2016 TEs that have athletic ability that should transfer well to the NFL. Development of the A2B™ for TEs The A2B™ classifies tight … Read More
Measuring What Matters
Dr. R.J. Wirth will be attending ISOQOL’s Measuring What Matters Symposium on July 25-26 in Washington, DC. Check out our back cover ad in the Measuring What Matters program.
Contact Lens User Experience: CLUE
VPG’s Drs. Wirth, Edwards, and Houts have teamed with members of Johnson and Johnson Vision Care, Inc. to develop the Contact Lens User Experience: CLUE assessment system. There is a link to the paper on our News Blog.