Special standard score norms for the three profiles of AVA, Form A, were developed with the data from a heterogeneous sample of 328 Negroes. These norms were compared with the general norms ( N = 17,689) now in use with this instrument. The AVA results from another sample of 119 Negro respondents were plotted on record summary cards based on both general and special norms. The effects of different norms upon Profile Shapes and 10 other indices of profile characteristics were assessed. These effects were generally found to be negligible relative to probable influence upon descriptive validity or profile compatibility with the usual job standards. A significant clustering of AVA profile types was found for Negro AVAs as compared with a general sample distribution of AVA profile types.
The test-retest reliability was studied for the 3 4-factor profile shapes yielded by the Activity Vector Analysis (AVA), along with the 6 primary scores associated with them, using a heterogeneous sample of business and industrial employees. The time interval between test administrations was typically 1 mo. Distributions of Pearsonian correlations between profiles of the original and subsequent administrations were examined and compared with results obtained in an earlier study. Test-retest coefficients and standard errors of scores were reported for total responsivity (Activity) and vector measures of Image, Role and Self concepts. The findings showed that the AVA produces highly stable profiles and scores on retesting.
The 81 items on the adjective check list of the Activity Vector Analysis (AVA) were analyzed for discrimination between a sample of 100 male prisoners and 5000 applicants and employees representative of the sex and occupation distributions in business and industry. T-score norms were established for the resulting scoring stencil of 41 items, using a sample of 400 male and 100 female non-prisoner AVAs. Additional samples of AVA forms were drawn randomly from data files for testing sex difference and discriminant cross validation. A significant ( p = .001) sex difference on the experimental measure was found among non-prisoners (102 males vs 99 females) and 113 male and 76 female prisoners. Separate discriminant cross-validities among these subsamples were obtained for males and females. Correlations between the new measure and the Vectors of AVA and the factor scores of the 16 PF Test ( n = 104 male junior college students) provided some evidence of construct validity and meaning. Predictive validation research has been initiated.
Job tide, age, years of education, race, applicant/incumbent status and site of AVA administration were used to match 59 pairs of Form D Placement Analysis (adjective checklists) for males and females from a wide business and industrial population. The sex dichotomy was correlated ( rtet) with check/no-check responses to each of 81 words appearing on the checklist. Estimates of variance overlap for sex vs item responsivity were obtained. All but two items showed negligible to very small amounts of overlap. The conclusion was drawn that AVA Form D is free from sex stereotyping.
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