| Level | Item |
| Ref No | BPS/004/1/06/01/161 |
| Title | S.P. Test Follow-Up Report No. 7. |
| Date | 10 June 1942 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Description | Report titled 'S.P. Test Follow-Up Report No. 7.' (no. 28) by Philip E. Vernon.
The report is sub-titled 'Further Discussion of Methods of Evaluating Tests: and the Application of These Methods to Admiralty SP Tests Among Ordinary Seamen and Electrical Mechanics.' The main focus of the report is the exploration of some suggestions made by other psychologists in relation to the methods of evaluating tests. Firstly, the report covers the implications of using various correlation methods, followed by passmarks and wastage coefficients. Further in the report implications are outlined for expressions of validity by odds. This part of the report includes a hand-written graph. |
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| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | O16 |
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