Merenda, P. F., & Clarke, W. V. (1958). AVA as a predictor of occupational hierarchy. Journal of Applied Psychology, 42(4), 289-292.
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High and low status male groups in industry were used to determine whether AVA can distinguish the 2. A Fisher 2-group discriminant analysis was applied to the data as well as a simple procedure using an AVA analyst. "Both methods proved to be highly successful… confirm existence of differences in temperament characteristics of personnel in higher and lower echelons… confirm power and efficiency of AVA in measuring these differences." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)