Hi Ariana,

For NIH Toolbox, the performance measures (including picture sequence and list 
sorting) are scored with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. The 
patient-reported-outcome (PRO) measures (all the others on your list) are 
scored with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10 (like T-scores). Here 
are the highest unadjusted scale scores (not adjusted for age, gender, race, 
ethnicity, or education) we see among the HCP subjects:

  *   Picture Sequence: Highest unadjusted scale score 135.55
  *   List Sorting: Highest unadjusted scale score 144.5
  *   perceived stress: : Highest unadjusted scale score 80.5
  *   Positive Affect: Highest unadjusted scale score 71.6
  *   Self Efficicacy: Highest unadjusted scale score 68.4
  *   Anger Affect: Highest unadjusted scale score 85.4
  *   Fear Affect: Highest unadjusted scale score 84.9
  *   Sadness Affect: Highest unadjusted scale score 78.1

The raw Toolbox scores we have available show the actual answers given by each 
participant for the items they were presented within each test. The Toolbox 
tests are set in the software to discontinue if a participant answers 
incorrectly on a number of questions (varies per test) at a particular 
difficulty level, so it isn't possible for us to calculate raw scores for 
participants across items for a particular test because participants are 
presented different numbers of items based on their performance.

Hope that helps and good luck with your analyses!
Jenn



Jennifer Elam, Ph.D.
Scientific Outreach, Human Connectome Project
Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Neuroscience, Box 8108
660 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
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________________________________
From: Elam, Jennifer
Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 5:17:44 PM
To: Ariana Cahn; [email protected]
Cc: Pascal Tetreault
Subject: Re: Maximum values for cognitive scores

Hi Ariana,
I did find these maximum values for the ASR raw scoring:

  *   ASR internalizing (maximum score for raw scores) = 78
  *   ASR externalizing (maximum score for raw scores) =70
  *   ASR anxiety and depression (maximum score for raw scores) = 36
  *   DSM depression (maximum score for raw scores) (from ASR) = 28
  *   DSM anxiety (maximum score for raw scores) (from ASR) = 14

I'm still working on trying to find the maximum values for the NIH Toolbox 
measures. You are right that scores available for download from ConnectomeDB 
are unadjusted scale scores and age-adjusted scale scores. If you are looking 
at the raw Toolbox data the scoring is not scaled and you may have to ask the 
Toolbox helpdesk for more information ([email protected]).

It may also be that since many of the Toolbox measures are computer-adaptive 
tests in which a subject's responses change what questions they are given for 
the rest of the test, there may not be a good answer for the maximum score 
possible. Looking at the Scoring Guide again, the Toolbox people would likely 
advise that you consider the scores scaled to their norming sample rather than 
an absolute max. In any case, I should be able to get you the highest scores 
that an HCP subject had for the tests for which you are interested.

Best,
Jenn

Jennifer Elam, Ph.D.
Scientific Outreach, Human Connectome Project
Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Neuroscience, Box 8108
660 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-362-9387<tel:314-362-9387>
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
www.humanconnectome.org<http://www.humanconnectome.org/<http://www.humanconnectome.org<http://www.humanconnectome.org/>>

________________________________
From: Ariana Cahn <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 4:22:59 PM
To: [email protected]; Elam, Jennifer
Cc: Pascal Tetreault
Subject: Maximum values for cognitive scores

Hello,

I am trying to find the maximum scores for many of the cognitive/emotional 
tests administered to the HCP subjects. I have read the manual for the NIH 
toolbox and I cannot link their scoring system to the scores given by the HCP. 
From what I can tell, the HCP is providing the "Unadjusted Scale Scores", which 
is detailed on page 3 of the 2012 version of the NIH toolbox scoring and 
interpretation guide (attached in this email).
I was wondering what the maximum possible values are for the tests listed 
below. We have looked at the NIH toolbox manual and interpretation guide, the 
HCP data dictionary, and the ASEBA website (http://www.aseba.org/adults.html), 
but have not been able to find this information.

I need this information for the following scores:

  *   Picture Sequence
  *   List Sorting
  *   ASR internalizing (maximum score for raw scores)
  *   ASR externalizing (maximum score for raw scores)
  *   ASR anxiety and depression (maximum score for raw scores)
  *   perceived stress
  *   DSM depression (maximum score for raw scores)
  *   DSM anxiety (maximum score for raw scores)
  *   Positive Affect
  *   Self Efficiency
  *   Anger Affect
  *   Fear Affect
  *   Sadness Affect

Thanks,

--
Ariana Cahn
BSc (Hons), Neuroscience

[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>

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