A Strategy for Examining the Validity of Job Analysis Data.

Colton, Dean A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ440429

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Publication Date: 1991

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A Strategy for Examining the Validity of Job Analysis Data.

Colton, Dean A.; And Others

Journal of Educational Measurement, v28 n4 p283-94 Win 1991

Methods for evaluating the validity of job analysis data derived from activity inventories are proposed. The basic approach is to state assumptions about expected relationships and then check to see whether these relationships exist. The approach is illustrated through a survey of 38 nurses. (SLD)

Descriptors: Data Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Job Analysis, Job Skills, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Measures (Individuals), Nurses, Occupational Information, Skill Analysis, Surveys, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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