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The stability of the factorial pattern of aircrew classification tests in four analyses

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This study consists of four factor analyses of the Army Air Forces Aircrew Classification Batteries. The first was an analysis of the 1945 wartime battery, while the other three were analyses of the 1947 postwar battery, consisting of essentially the same variables, but using different samples. Eleven factors were found which had been identified and reported in previous analyses. An additional factor, possibly an artifact, was identified as an age-education doublet. The only factor which differed significantly in the analyses was pilot or flying interest. These factor analyses show that the factorial content of the tests remains quite similar in both wartime and postwar populations.

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  1. Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, USA

    Virginia Zachert & Gabriel Friedman

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  1. Virginia Zachert
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The data reported in this study were collected as part of the United States Air Force Human Resources Research and Development Program and described in Research Bulletin 52-16. The opinions or conclusions contained in this report are those of the authors. They are not to be construed as reflecting the view or indorsement of the Department of the Air Force.

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Zachert, V., Friedman, G. The stability of the factorial pattern of aircrew classification tests in four analyses. Psychometrika 18, 219–224 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02289059

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