AVA Norms and Scores from General Population and Negro Population Samples

Abstract

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.