LITTLE INCREMENTAL VALIDITY FOR A SPECIAL TEST OF ABSTRACT SYMBOLIC REASONING IN AN AIR-FORCE INTELLIGENCE CAREER FIELD

This study evaluated the predictive efficiency of the Radio Communicat ion Aptitude Test (RCAT), a classification test used by the United Sta tes Air Force. Recruits are classified into two signals intelligence a nalyses jobs using this special test as well as scores from the genera l multiple aptitude test battery, the Armed Services Vocational Aptitu de Battery (ASVAB), given to an Air Force applicants. Using a sample o f 776 students, linear models analyses were conducted to evaluate incr emental validity the RCAT added to the ASVAB or added to psychometric g in the prediction of technical training performance. Although the in clusion of the RCAT resulted in a statistically significant increase t o validity of .0165 beyond g, it was not significant in incrementing A SVAB.