An analysis of the Minnesota vocational test for clerical workers. I

Abstract

A series of tests was given to 155 women at the Employment Stabilization Research Institute in order to determine "what abilities the Minnesota clerical test is measuring, and what abilities it is independent of when applied to a homogeneous group of clerical workers." Correlational analysis revealed four relatively independent factors, viz., academic, clerical, spatial and dexterity abilities. Reliabilities of the various tests and intercorrelations of 19 abilities are presented. These abilities have a generally low correlation with age, clerical experience, and formal education. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)