Interrater agreement and predictive validity

Ss were 549 illiterate Iranian truck drivers rated for intelligence and given an individual intelligence test. To relate unreliability of ratings to validity, correlations were made between intelligence test scores and 4 groups of criterion ratings differing in reliability. The authors conclude that...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 1960-06, Vol.44 (3), p.203-204
Main Authors: Windle, C. D, Dingman, H. F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Human
Intelligence Measures
Predictive Validity
Rating Scales
Statistical Validity
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Summary:Ss were 549 illiterate Iranian truck drivers rated for intelligence and given an individual intelligence test. To relate unreliability of ratings to validity, correlations were made between intelligence test scores and 4 groups of criterion ratings differing in reliability. The authors conclude that in the construction of rating scales, weighting of ratings by their agreement is better than by their disagreement.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/h0044461