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Effect of the GT Composite Requirement on Qualification Rates
March 1, 1990
This paper analyzes whether recent changes in the definition of the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) have reduced the supply of eligible Marine Corps applicants, and whether composites other than General Technical (GT) can increase eligibility rates appreciably.
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Relative Average Recruiting Yields by AFQT Category
May 1, 1989
The number of recruits enlisted from a target population varies significantly by aptitude score. This memorandum calculates the ratio of recruits to population by AFQT category for the fiscal years 1980 to 1987.
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Scaling the Proposed New Armed Forces Qualification Test Composed of Verbal, Arithmetic Reasoning, and Math Knowledge
April 1, 1987
The Numerical Operations (NO) subtest has caused problems for the joint-service testing program since it was made part of the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) in 1980. A new AFQT, in which the Math Knowledge (MK) subtest replaces NO, was recommended by the Joint Service Selection and Classification Working Group in 1986. The purpose of this research memorandum is to present percentile score norms for the proposed new AFQT in the 1980 Youth Population and the scaling of the current forms of the AFQT to the 1980 score scale.
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Evaluating the Appropriateness of the Numerical Operations and Math Knowledge Subtests in the AFQT
November 1, 1986
The Numerical Operation (NO) subtest, used in the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT), has a history of causing problems for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) score scale. Two adjustments to the ASVAB score scale have been required since NO was made part of the AFQT in 1980. The purpose of this report is to present evidence that the NO subtest should be deleted from the AFQT and be replaced by the Math Knowledge (MK) subtest. Data are presented showing that the AFQT scores in 1984 were inflated by approximately three percentile score points.
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The Impact of the Adjusted Scaling of ASVAB Forms 11, 12, and 13
September 1, 1986
New scales for Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) forms 11, 12, and 13 have been implemented. This research memorandum describes the impact of this adjusted scaling on scores for FY 1985 Marine Corps applicants. In addition, the initial and adjusted scalings for each ASVAB subtest are compared.
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Effects of Using Subtest Standard Scores in Calculating AFQT Percentile Scores
May 1, 1986
The Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) is currently constructed from a sum of subtest raw scores converted to percentile scores. This paper examines advantages and disadvantages of constructing AFQT percentile scores from sums of subtest standard scores.
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Evaluation of Alternative Compositions of the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT)
May 1, 1986
This paper evaluates seventeen ASVAB composites that were proposed as alternatives to replace the current AFQT. The alternatives are evaluated primarily on the basis of their predictive validity and their effects on the applicant pool.
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Establishing the Upper-Mental-Group Goal
August 1, 1985
The purpose of the Upper-Mental-Group (UMG) requirement in Navy recruiting is discussed. A FORTRAN model that simulates the recruiting process and calculates the optimum UGM requirement is described. Findings for FY86 are presented. Follow-up to type 27 850002.00
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Effects of Truncating a Reference Population on Correction of Validity Coefficients for Range Restriction
June 1, 1985
Correlation coefficients based on samples from occupational specialties that differ in qualification standards cannot be compared. The sample coefficients need to be put on the same metric by correcting them to a common reference population. The purpose of this analysis is to evaluate the effects of truncating the reference population on the correlation coefficients and on the inter-correlation of performance measures. Population wide estimates were computed in the full population and in the truncated population with the bottom 10 percent deleted.
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The All Volunteer Force: Outlook for the Eighties and Nineties
March 1, 1984
Discusses the question-- Should we keep the All Volunteer Force or return to conscription?
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