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Dunbar, Stephen B.; Novick, Melvin R. – 1985
The presence of differences between prediction systems for males and females is investigated through a detailed study of clerical specialties in the Marine Corps. When various aptitude composites are used to predict success of recruits in training, sizeable differences in regression functions are found between male and female groups. The paper…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Clerical Occupations, Enlisted Personnel, High School Graduates
Peer reviewedDunbar, Stephen B.; And Others – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1986
This paper considers the application of Bayesian techniques for simultaneous estimation to the specification of regression weights for selection tests used in various technical training courses in the Marine Corps. It concludes that a hypothesis of complete generalization of the predictor-criterion relationship would only be retained for selected…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Clerical Occupations, Electrical Occupations, Estimation (Mathematics)
