ANALYSIS, a FORTRAN computer program developed as an aid to investigation of and instruction in the psychometric properties of test items, is described. The program utilizes both correlational and analysis of variance approaches to classical item analysis. (Author/JKS)

A study measured the influence of stereotypic wording and questionnaire format of attitude surveys. Findings reaffirmed earlier studies reporting the importance of format. Both response distributions and correlations between racial and gender stereotypes were shown to be sensitive to question format. (Author/DB)

The strategy for investigating convergent and discriminant test validity, known as the multitrait-multimethod matrix, is investigated. A nonparametric significance testing procedure is suggested and demonstrated. (JKS)

A procedure is developed for estimating correlations among new tests when non-overlapping sub-samples each are administered a different new test and all sub-samples are administered a set of standard tests. (JKS)

An examination is made concerning the utility and design of studies comparing nonmetric multidimensional scaling algorithms and their initial configurations, as well as the agreement between the results of such studies. Various practical details of nonmetric scaling are also considered. (Author/JKS)

Several nonmetric multidimensional scaling random ranking studies are discussed in response to the preceding article (TM 503 490). The choice of a starting configuration is discussed and the use of principal component analysis in obtaining such a configuration is recommended over a randomly chosen one. (JKS)

The relationship between the factor structure of a convariance matrix and the factor structure of a partial convariance matrix when one or more variables are partialled out of the original matrix is given in this brief note. (JKS)

The reliabilities yielded by several differential option weighting scoring procedures were compared among themselves as well as against conventional testing. It was found that increases in reliability due to differential option weighting were a function of inter-item correlations. Suggestions for the implementation of differential option weighting…

EXPLORE is a flexible computer program for analyzing multiple data sets. The investigator has the option of focusing on the original variables, or of selecting a reduced rank solution where original variables are summarized by a principal components analysis. (Author/JKS)

Test-retest reliability coefficients for the brief Career Ability Placement Survey and concurrent validity correlations against the Differential Aptitude Tests and the General Aptitude Test Battery are presented for samples of ninth and tenth grade students. (Author/JKS)

This article demonstrates how the "discovery method" of teaching can be used in a basic graduate statistics course in education. The development of a technique for measuring the relationship between two variables is used in the course of this demonstration. (Author)

Derives formulas for the validity of predictor-criterion tests that hold for all test scores constructed according to the expected-value concept of true score. These more general formulas disclose some paradoxical properties of test validity under conditions where errors are correlated and have some implications for practical testing situations…

This study examined the relative importance of body size and composition as determinants of differences in isokinetic leg extensor strength in young adult males performing at slow, moderate, and fast speeds. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

This study examines the issue of job satisfaction of college faculty from the perspective of Herzberg's "two-factor" theory and assesses the utility of the theory. Data from 1,089 full-time faculty in 20 college and university campuses supports that "intrinsic" factors contribute primarily to job satisfaction. (Author/LMO)