Results of discriminant analysis are of restricted value in the counseling setting because discriminant functions often lack psychological interpretability. A technique is proposed for obtaining rotated discriminant function scores which should have the same clarity of meaning as rotated factors from factor analyses. (Author/JKS)

Discriminant function analyses involving two vocational interest inventories (ACT Interest Inventory and Lunneborg's Vocational Interest Inventory) to differentiate majors of college graduates supported the definition of three dimensions: Business Contact vs. Science, Business Detail vs. Arts, and Service vs. Technical. This common structure…

Discriminant function analyses involving two vocational interest inventories to differentiate majors of college graduates supported the definition of three dimensions: Business Contract vs. Science, Business Detail vs. Arts, and Service vs. Technical. The implementation of such a three-dimensional scheme for counseling high school students is…

To determine the most appropriate use of interest scales in predicting college major at graduation, data from the Vocational Interest Inventory were analyzed. Subjects were 2,175 college graduates who had taken the inventory as high school juniors, and had graduated in one of 22 majors. The effects upon accuracy of classification and conceptual…

Discriminant function analyses utilizing Washington Pre-College (WPC) aptitude/achievement variables and Vocational Interest Inventory scores were performed to predict graduating major for June 1975 University of Washington graduates in 11 majors. Using both types of pre-college measures classified more graduates correctly than utilizing the…