406 APPENDIX 
Each of these tests is to be given in turn according to the 
directions accompanying it. While the applicant is per 
forming the first test, the examiner transfers from the 
employment record card to his own record, the name, 
education, etc., of the person being examined. 
2. Pro-rating: The applicant’s fitness for inspection is deter 
mined by pro-rating the results of the tests. The meaning 
of pro-rating and the manner in which the pro-rating for 
mula is determined are described in the following section. 
The formula in this case is: .3 X r2 -f- .3 X r6 + .4 X r8 
= R, in which r stands for the rating in the test whose 
number it accompanies, and R the final pro-rated score. 
E. g., .3 X -75 + -3 X .80 + .4 X .60 = .71, the pro-rated 
result. 
3. Record: The results of the examination are recorded in two 
ways: 
(1) the numerical result of applying the pro-rating for 
mula. 
(2) whether or not the person is recommended, not recom 
mended, or recommended for a trial. The examiner’s 
card naturally has all this information in detail. 
4. Standards: For the kind of inspection described in Chap 
ters II and III, the passing standard was .65. Anybody 
above .55 was recommended for a trial under close super 
vision. 
5- Suggestions: It is of little use to give these tests to persons 
who fail to understand English because they would have 
great difficulty in the tests as well as in understanding the 
instructions given to inspectors in the shop. Applicants 
below the sixth grade in education cannot be accurately 
judged by these tests. When more than one applicant is 
being tested at the same time each one should be asked to 
write his initials on the back of each sheet before be 
ginning. 
6. Shock absorber: Test 34 is used as a shock absorber. The 
test is extremely simple and easily understood.