The paper extends the data base and analytics employed in a previous study where the characteristic problems of judgmental decision-making operant in cadet rating at the Air Force Academy are explained. (USAFA Research Report 73-7) Cadets are rated by their peers twice yearly and an overall performance rating is determined on the basis of ten performance factors: duty performance, initiative, judgment, human relations, expression, moral standards, personal appearance, acceptance of authority, cooperation and leadership. The entire population of ratings from two semesters is studied. Regression and interaction analyses are supplemented with factor analysis. Specific recommendations for eliminating policy differences are described along with an explanation of a new cadet rating procedure.

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