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The floor effect is said to occur when participants’ scores cluster toward the bottom end (or worst possible score) of the measure/instrument. The opposite is the ceiling effect.
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See “ceiling effect.”
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Garin, O. (2014). Floor Effect. In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_1059
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