Accession Number:
ADA142755
Title:
Attrition in the United States Army: An Exploratory Data Analysis Approach
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis
Corporate Author:
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1984-06-01
Pagination or Media Count:
194.0
Abstract:
Exploratory data analysis techniques were utilized to demonstrate the effectiveness of such techniques in identifying factors associated with attrition from the United States Army. Multivariate graphical data analysis was performed utilizing the Draftsman program recently added to the NPS GRAFSTAT package, as well as other exploratory data analysis techniques. Empirical survivor curves which take into account and explicitly display the discrete probabilities of departure of enlistees at 36 and 48 months are provided. Tables are provided depicting probabilities of attrition and reenlistment for selected personal characteristics of enlistees. Author
Descriptors:
- *DATA PROCESSING
- *ATTRITION
- *NAVAL RESEARCH
- *STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
- *PERSONNEL RETENTION
- COMPUTER PROGRAMS
- FILES(RECORDS)
- JOBS
- EDUCATION
- SKILLS
- ARMY PERSONNEL
- MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
- GRAPHS
- PROBABILITY
- ENLISTED PERSONNEL
- RECRUITING
- THESES
- SURVIVAL(GENERAL)
- TIME
- DATA REDUCTION
- DATA ACQUISITION
- COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
- PERSONALITY
- REENLISTMENT
- MILITARY SEPARATION
Subject Categories:
- Humanities and History
- Operations Research