Interchangeability of Verbal and Quantitative Scores for Personnel Selection: An Example.

Abstract

Even though tests or composite tests may have the same name, that is no guarantee of similarity of construct. A sample of 7,940 military participants took both the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). The scores from the verbal and quantitative sections of the AFOQT were correlated with the verbal and quantitative scores from the SAT. Correlations were very high, approaching 1.0. An Eigenvalue analysis revealed one very large factor and several smaller factors. These analyses indicated a great similarity between the verbal and quantitative sections of the AFOQT and the SAT suggesting high interchangeability for these content areas. Additional study is necessary, such as extension of the similarity analyses to AFOQT Pilot and Navigator-Technical composites.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA354026

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  • Malcolm J. Ree
  • Thomas R. Carretta

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  • Armstrong Laboratory

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  • Human Systems

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  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Applied Psychology
  • Classification
  • Composite Materials
  • Eigenvalues
  • Electronic Mail
  • Flight Training
  • Management Personnel
  • Mathematics
  • Military Research
  • Navigators
  • Personnel Management
  • Personnel Selection
  • Psychological Tests
  • Psychology
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