The Factorial Content of the Airman Classification Battery: I. Factor Analysis of 1948 Norrmative Survey Battery

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Title
The Factorial Content of the Airman Classification Battery: I. Factor Analysis of 1948 Norrmative Survey Battery
Date
1949
Index Abstract
Not Available
Photo Quality
Not Needed
Report Number
HRRC RB 49-1
Creator
Fruchter, Benjamin
Corporate Author
Human Resources Research Center
Laboratory
Directorate of Personnel Research
Extent
37
Identifier
ADF760073
Access Rights
None
Distribution Classification
1
Contract
Laboratory Research - No Contract
DoD Project
21-03-015
DoD Task
None Given
DTIC Record Exists
No
Distribution Change Authority Correspondence
None
Abstract
A factorial analysis was made of data from the Normative Survey Battery of the March 1948 population of basic airmen. Tests which were submitted to the analyses include the Air Classification Battery, the Army General Classification Test, The AG Mechanical Aptitude Test, the Differential Aptitude Test Battery, and the Gray-Votaw General Achievement Test. The distributions of scores were normalized and intercorrelated. Eight centroid factors were extracted from the matrix of intercorrelations and rotated to psychologically meaningful positions. Two solutions were obtained, one based on orthogonal (independent) factors and the other based on oblique (dependent) factors. The tests in the battery are reviewed in terms of their factorial content, and recommendations are made for revisions of tests and changes in the composition of the battery.
Report Availability
Full text available by request
Date Issued
1949-11
Provenance
IIT
Type
report
Format
37 pages ; 28 cm.