Pattern Analysis: Method and Applications.
Abstract
The report describes and illustrates a method of selecting items and scoring responses so as to produce maximal predictive validity for a specified criterion. The responses must be binary, e.g., correct/incorrect or yes/no. Results show that the method, stepwise pattern analysis, yields higher predictive validities for a small number of items than other methods do for many more. Through its ability to score both aptitude and biographical items together, moreover, pattern analysis can provide an automatic correction for possible test bias. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0775282
Entities
People
- Ronald A. Weitzman
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School