Citation

McAnulty DM, Jones DH. Proc. Hum. Factors Ergon. Soc. Annu. Meet. 1984; 28(4): 356-360.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/154193128402800415

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The Ability Requirements Scales developed by Fleishman and his associates have been widely used as a job analysis technique. However, the ability ratings obtained with this technique may be confounded by rater bias effects. Fifteen instrument-phase instructor pilots rated the extent to which 32 basic abilities were required to perform 16 helicopter training tasks. Psychometric analyses showed significant differences in rater distributions. The method of successive intervals was used to transform the ratings to a common, equal-interval scale. Analyses of the transformed ratings indicate that significant task-ability discriminations were made that produced a logical, interpretable pattern of ability and task interrelationships.

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