| Sumario: | This article presents a study on intercorrelations in merit rating of employee traits. According to the author, rating scales consisting of relatively narrow and specifically defined traits are generally believed to be advisable. D. G. Paterson, author of "Principles of Merit Rating," said each trait to be rated should be restricted to a single type or activity or to the results of a single type of activity to avoid having ambiguous ratings. The study concluded that inasmuch as intercorrelations between narrowly restricted traits tend to be high, it would appear unnecessary and unwise in many rating situations to obtain trait ratings.
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