Attrition in the United States Army: An Exploratory Data Analysis Approach

Abstract

Exploratory data analysis techniques were utilized to demonstrate the effectiveness of such techniques in identifying factors associated with attrition from the United States Army. Multivariate graphical data analysis was performed utilizing the 'Draftsman' program recently added to the NPS GRAFSTAT package, as well as other exploratory data analysis techniques. Empirical survivor curves which take into account and explicitly display the discrete probabilities of departure of enlistees at 36 and 48 months are provided. Tables are provided depicting probabilities of attrition and reenlistment for selected personal characteristics of enlistees. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA142755

Entities

People

  • David A. Thomas

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Centers
  • Data Sets
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Information Science
  • Mass Storage
  • Operations Research
  • Probability
  • Recruiting
  • Reenlistment
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • United States

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  • Computer Vision.
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Naval Personnel Management