Predicting Training Success with the NEO-PI-R: The Use of Logistic Regression to Determine the Odds of Completing a Pilot Screening Program

Abstract

The revised NEO personality inventory (NEO-PI-R) measuring the 'big five' personality domains has been used as a descriptive tool for assessing 'normal' personality attributes of Air Force pilots; yet the predictive potential of NEO-PI-R has not been realized. An opportunity to transform the NEO-PI-R into a predictive instrument has been provided by the recent collection of data from the U.S. Air Force's Enhanced Flight Screening Program. This paper describes a technique used to provide a practical and intuitive method of predicting whether a student pilot with a particular profile on the NEO-PI-R will be successful in training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA397482

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  • Joseph D. Callister
  • Martin N. Anesgart

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  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Data Sets
  • Flight Training
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Intervals
  • Inventory
  • Military Research
  • Personality
  • Pilots
  • Psychological Tests
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Training
  • United States

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