Accession Number:

ADA061358

Title:

A Comparison of Statistical Techniques for Assessing the Effects of Moderator Variables in the Job Enrichment Process.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS

Personal Author(s):

• Tackett,Homer L.

Report Date:

1978-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

122.0

Abstract:

Research efforts have used a variety of statistical analysis techniques--moderated regression analysis, subgroup analysis, analysis of variance ANOVA, analysis of covariance ANCOVA, and the Ghiselli technique--to assess the effect of moderator variables in the job enrichment process. Since analysis of the same set of data by various techniques has tended to produce different results, this research effort was designed to investigate the power of these five techniques to identify the effects of moderator variables. Monte-Carlo simulation was employed to generate data sets which either exhibited a moderator effect at a prespecified level or were devoid of such an effect. The simulated data were subjected to analysis with each of the techniques. Comparative results evidenced that the Ghiselli technique is not appropriate when the measurement of primary variables is based on a common scale moderated regression analysis is always superior to ANOVA, ANCOVA, and subgroup analysis when the moderator variable is continuous and a change in explained variation due to interaction of a moderator variable as small as two percent may be a good indicator of the presence of a moderator effect. Author

Descriptors:

• *STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
• *JOB ANALYSIS
• *PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT
• COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• SKILLS
• COMPARISON
• ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
• THESES
• MONTE CARLO METHOD
• REGRESSION ANALYSIS
• TRANSFORMATIONS(MATHEMATICS)
• COVARIANCE

Subject Categories:

• Personnel Management and Labor Relations
• Statistics and Probability

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE