The Biographical Inventory in Naval Aviation Selection ...

Research Report

The Biographical Inventory in Naval Aviation Selection: Inside the Black Box

Lawrence J. Stricker

Research & Development

February 2004 RR-04-08

The Biographical Inventory in Naval Aviation Selection: Inside the Black Box Lawrence J. Stricker ETS, Princeton, NJ

February 2004

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Abstract A biographical inventory has been used in the selection of students for naval aviation training since World War II, and its validity in predicting their retention-attrition in this training has been well established. This study investigated the constructs underlying the inventory and their relations to students' retention-attrition. A factor analysis of the items on the inventory for student pilots identified five factors. One factor, being a commissioned officer, appeared to account for the inventory's validity. Key words: Biographical inventory, naval aviation, pilots, selection, validity

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