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Factor Analysis of Business School Grades

Author(s):
Boldt, Robert F.
Publication Year:
1970
Report Number:
RB-70-49
Source:
ETS Research Bulletin
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
25
Subject/Key Words:
Business Administration Education, Grades, Factor Analysis, Graduate Study

Abstract

Grade point averages are sometimes criticized as criteria for predictor studies on the grounds that they report an uncontrolled conglomeration of different underlying abilities. However, a factor analytic examination of the grades obtained at two graduate schools of business indicated that the grades were factorily simple, requiring the postulation of only one underlying ability.

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