Job performance criteria studies: I. The job performance of proofreaders

Abstract

Data on two criterion measures of job performance, Rate of Productivity and Errors, were obtained for 18 journeyman proofreaders for 10 four-week periods following a re-emphasis on accuracy and the institution of an error measuring system. Intercorrelations were computed, using the means for the ten periods. The relationship of the amount of time worked to the criterion measures was estimated by correlating the mean number of hours worked per week during each of the 10 periods with the mean rate of productivity, and mean errors for corresponding periods. It was found that the two criteria measures were independent (correlation coefficient being .06), and that they are not influenced by the amount of time worked or by "versatility" of the worker. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)