Validities of unit-weighted composites of the ASVAB and the ECAT battery

Military Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-84

  Held, Janet D ^a   Wolfe, John H ^a  

^a Research Development Test and Evaluation Division Code 524   (United States)

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EID: 0009340778     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327876mp0901_4     Document Type: Article

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