Predictors, Criteria, and Significant Results

Abstract

Wm are concerned with the relative frequency of significant findings, termed "Significance Batting Averages" (SBA) , associated with classes of predictors and criteria, especially with regard 519

Validity of Selection Tests: A Study

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