APPENDIX

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H.  STENOGRAPHERS’  SERIES
1.  Order  of  Procedure:  (a)  Shock  absorber  (same  as  for  typists)
(b)  15m
(c)  16
(d)  13c
(e)  21
(0  20T3
2.  Pro-rating:  These  tests  are  to  be  pro-rated  according  to  the
following  formula:
.10  X  rism  +  .15  X  ri6  +  .15  X  ri3c  +  .10  X  r2i  +  .50
X  r2oT3  =  R.  In  cases  where  it  is  desirable  to  engage  an
inexperienced  stenographer  on  the  basis  of  her  future  possibilities, ­
  this  formula  should  be  modified  as  follows:
.20  X  rism  +  .20  X  ri6  +  .20  X  ri3c  +  .10  X  r2i  +  .30
X  r2oT3  =  R.
3.  Standards:  Above  .60  shall  be  recommended;  between  .50
and  .60  shall  be  recommended  for  a  trial  under  close  supervision. ­

4.  Suggestions:  If  the  applicant  is  exceptionally  poor,  i.  e.,
below  .30  in  any  one  test,  it  is  advisable  to  give  further
tests  in  this  direction.  A  stenographer  whose  work  in  spelling ­
  alone,  or  in  grammar  alone,  is  atrocious,  can  hardly  be
recommended  no  matter  how  high  she  is  in  all  other  tests.

25.  Number  Substitution
Description:  This  test  is  like  15  and  15m,  except  that  it  is  made
up  entirely  of  numbers,  and  is  based  on  the  following  key:
I  2  3  4  S
87069
Instructions:  See  instructions  for  test  15.
Rating:  Point  of  reference,  100  in  120  sec.;  RU,  100;  E  counts
double.  Apply  formula  I.