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Direct linkDik, Bryan J.; Hansen, Jo-Ida C. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2004
This study compared the relative accuracy of (a) single Occupational Scale (OS) scores on the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) and (b) multiple-predictor scoring functions for discriminating members of nine occupations from people-in-general. The functions were constructed using discriminant function analysis with 4797 adults drawn from criterion…
Descriptors: Adults, Young Adults, Occupations, Comparative Analysis
Ralston, Chistopher A.; Borgen, Fred H.; Rottinghaus, Patrick J.; Donnay, David A. C. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2004
The Basic Interest Scales (BISs) of the Strong Interest Inventory (SII; Harmon, Hansen, Borgen, & Hammer, 1994) have a 35-year history. The BISs are the specific content scales of the SII, as opposed to the SII general content scales, the General Occupational Themes (GOTs), which measure the six Holland (1997) RIASEC themes. Using 17,074…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), National Norms, Interest Inventories, Discriminant Analysis
