Since memory performance expectations may be IQ-based,
unidirectional base rate data for IQ-Memory Score discrepancies
are provided in the WAIS–III/WMS–III Technical
Manual. The utility of these data partially rests on the
assumption that discrepancy base rates do not vary across ability
levels. FSIQ stratified base rate data generated from the
standardization sample, however, demonstrate substantial
variability across the IQ spectrum. A superiority of memory
score over FSIQ is typical at lower IQ levels, whereas the converse
is true at higher IQ levels. These data indicate that the use
of IQ–memory score unstratified “simple
difference” tables could lead to erroneous conclusions
for clients with low or high IQ. IQ stratified standardization
base rate data are provided as a complement to the “predicted
difference” method detailed in the Technical Manual.
(JINS, 2001, 7, 875–880.)