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Linn, Robert L.; Dunbar, Stephen B. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1982
Presents the drastic effects that selection on several variables can sometimes have on the validity of predictor variables. Discusses practical implications of correcting correlations for selection effects and reporting results of validity studies. (Author)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, College Students, Correlation
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O'Neil, James M.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1980
Examined the self-reported impact of factors affecting career decision making and tested the validity of the Career Factor Checklist (CFC) developed from O'Neil, Meeker, and Borgers' model. Results provide evidence of the factorial validity of the CFC, and support the O'Neil model and hypothesized factors affecting career decision making.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Correlation, Decision Making
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McLaughlin, Steven D.; Otto, Luther B. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1981
With the development of refined theory and increased measurement sophistication in family research, multidimensional concepts and multiple indicators are appearing in the literature. This paper provides a nonmathematical introduction to canonical correlation analysis and three empirical examples that demonstrate the technique's applicability in…
Descriptors: Correlation, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Family (Sociological Unit)