Estimating the General Cognitive Component of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB): Three Faces of g

Abstract

Multiple methods were used to estimate g (general cognitive ability from a representative multiple-aptitude test-the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). These methods were unrotated principal components, unrotated principal factors, and hierarchical factor analysis. By using these methods, estimates of g were made in the ASVAB, normative sample and intercorrelated. The intercorrelations were high, ranging from .930 to 999. For the ASVAB, and other sets of variables which display positive manifold, it is argued that the methods are equivalent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA227710

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  • James A. Earles
  • Malcolm James Ree

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  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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  • Factor Analysis
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