Comparisons made in errors of classifications, percentage of overlapping, correlation of identical scales scored by both scoring procedures, intercorrelations of scales, and the ranking of scale scores within each subject showed that the two scoring systems produced different interest scores. (Author)

Interprets College Interest Inventory, administered to 284 students, both ways, with neither method proving superior. Suggests that under restricted conditions, discriminant function might be more appropriate for counseling purposes than configural analysis. (Author/CJ)