Testing Holland's hexagon: Explanation and criticism

T P Hutchinson; B Myors

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Testing Holland's hexagon: Explanation and criticism

T P Hutchinson, B Myors

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A description is given of Hubert and Arabie's test of whether an empirical matrix of correlations (between the six measures of vocational interests commonly abbreviated R, I, A, S, E, and C) supports Holland's hexagonal (circular order) model. The description makes clear that the test has severe limitations. Specifically, the circular ordering RIASEC is only compared with other circular orderings. Consequently, correlation matrices arising from a model that is qualitatively different may be rated very highly by Hubert and Arabie's test; several examples of this are given.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	343-349
Number of pages	7
Journal	Quality and Quantity
Volume	35
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012238500192
Publication status	Published - 2001

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Hubert and Arabie's test
Personality structure
RIASEC hexagon
Vocational interests

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