Group Differences on US Air Force Pilot Selection Tests

Abstract

Sex and ethnic group differences were examined on the operational composites and tests used to select applicants for U. S. Air Force officer commissioning programs and for pilot training. Results showed that large mean score differences in applicant samples were substantially reduced among the pilot trainees. Despite differences in test performance, there was no evidence of differential validity for groups. When group differences in predicted pilot training completion rate were observed, performance was overestimated for the minority group relative to the majority group. When regression equations were adjusted for unreliability of the predictors, the observed differences in intercepts were reduced or eliminated. No prediction bias was observed against the minority groups.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA430244

Entities

People

  • Thomas R. Carretta

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Applied Psychology
  • Attrition
  • Data Science
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Training
  • Information Science
  • Military Pilots
  • Minority Groups
  • New York
  • Pilots
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Students
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.