Provides a set of tables, similar to the Taylor-Russell tables, to evaluate the usefulness of selection tests in which assumptions require point-biserial validity coefficients. (MB)

The present findings provide some further support for two of Fiske's hypotheses: the adequacy of a test is a direct function of the structuring of the items and their substantive homogeneity." (Author)

Reliability data based on empirical research are presented as an adjunct to national norms already available through the publisher. (CH)

Comparisons made in errors of classifications, percentage of overlapping, correlation of identical scales scored by both scoring procedures, intercorrelations of scales, and the ranking of scale scores within each subject showed that the two scoring systems produced different interest scores. (Author)

Compared the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and the WAIS-Revised in a sample of 88 adults. Indices of obtained correlation coefficients suggested a high degree of similarity between the two scales. Results also showed that WAIS IQs were significantly higher than corresponding IQs on the WAIS-R. (WAS)

Thirty-one clinical psychologists scored Comprehension, Similarities, and Vocabulary subtest items common to the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Revised (WISC-R). The results on interrater scoring agreement suggest that the scoring of these subtests may be less subjective than…

The extent to which one can reduce the rank of a symmetric matrix by only changing its diagonal entries is discussed. Extension of this work to minimum trace factor analysis is presented. (Author/JKS)

The proportion of agreement, G, and kappa indexes are shown to differ in how they correct for chance agreements between two observers. On the basis of the findings, it is suggested that no single agreement index is appropriate for all sets of data. (Author/BW)

The sole objective of the employment interview should be to obtain and evaluate factual and verifiable information. The greater the discrepancy between the tasks of the job and the experience of the interviewee, the more critical will be the influence of the intuitive judgment of the interviewer. (Author/MLF)

Since fixed and random facets may exist in objects of study as well as in conditions of observation, various modifications of the generalizability theory estimation formulas are required for different types of measurement designs. Various design modifications are proposed to improve reliability by reducing error variance. (Author/BW)