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Factor Analysis of the Asvab: Confirming a Vernon-Like Structure

Malcolm James Ree

Armstrong Laboratory

Thomas R. Carretta

Armstrong Laboratory

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) has been used in its current item and content form for more than a decade. Its latent structure, although explored in factor analyses, has never been confirmed. Several confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on Form 8a in a nationally representative sample. These included a g-only model, a three-factor hierarchical Vernon-like model, 2 four-factor first-order models, and 2 four-factor hierarchical models. Based on fit indexes, simple structure, and parsimony in parameter estimation, the three-factor hierarchical model was chosen to represent the data. The higher-order factor was psychometric g, and the first-order factors were interpreted as Speed, VerbalUMath, and Technical Knowledge. The latter two factors were similar to the Vernon factors of Verbal/Educational and Practical.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 54, No. 2, 459-463 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/0013164494054002020
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