Predicting with logistic or linear regression: Will it make a difference in who is selected for pilot training?

International Journal of Aviation Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 233-240

  Stauffer, Joseph ^a,b   Ree, Malcolm James ^a  

^a Air Force Materiel Command   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030487005     PISSN: 10508414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327108ijap0603_2     Document Type: Article

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