IDENTIFYING INTERNAL MOBILITY PATTERN DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES
During their career, members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are frequently assigned to a new position and can even change profession. This high, but normal, level of mobility within the CAF can potentially hide indicators of mobility pattern differences among women and men. This article prese...
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| description | During their career, members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are frequently
assigned to a new position and can even change profession. This high, but normal,
level of mobility within the CAF can potentially hide indicators of mobility pattern
differences among women and men. This article presents a method to study the
mobility of the CAF members over the last decade. We propose a series of statistical
tests to detect trends and identify a list of conditions for which the mobility indicators
differ from one subpopulation to another. Our analysis uses Fisher’s exact test to
compare various populations for which sizes can vary from very small (less than 50)
to large (tens of thousands). Since our approach allows us to do tests of statistical
significance on small samples, we were able to perform a detailed breakdown of the
CAF population (down to the occupational level). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe939ff15c94433f9f15345a0af237332022-12-21T18:55:02ZengRegional Department of Defense Resources Management StudiesJournal of Defense Resources Management2068-94032068-94032016-10-01724956IDENTIFYING INTERNAL MOBILITY PATTERN DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCESMichel G. GAUTHIER0Defence Research and Development Canada, OttawaDuring their career, members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are frequently assigned to a new position and can even change profession. This high, but normal, level of mobility within the CAF can potentially hide indicators of mobility pattern differences among women and men. This article presents a method to study the mobility of the CAF members over the last decade. We propose a series of statistical tests to detect trends and identify a list of conditions for which the mobility indicators differ from one subpopulation to another. Our analysis uses Fisher’s exact test to compare various populations for which sizes can vary from very small (less than 50) to large (tens of thousands). Since our approach allows us to do tests of statistical significance on small samples, we were able to perform a detailed breakdown of the CAF population (down to the occupational level).http://journal.dresmara.ro/issues/volume7_issue2/05_gauthier.pdfpersonnel management and trainingcareer analysisworkforce mobilitycategorical datastatistical testingFisher’s exact test |
| spellingShingle | Michel G. GAUTHIER IDENTIFYING INTERNAL MOBILITY PATTERN DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES Journal of Defense Resources Management personnel management and training career analysis workforce mobility categorical data statistical testing Fisher’s exact test |
| title | IDENTIFYING INTERNAL MOBILITY PATTERN DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES |
| title_full | IDENTIFYING INTERNAL MOBILITY PATTERN DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES |
| title_fullStr | IDENTIFYING INTERNAL MOBILITY PATTERN DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES |
| title_full_unstemmed | IDENTIFYING INTERNAL MOBILITY PATTERN DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES |
| title_short | IDENTIFYING INTERNAL MOBILITY PATTERN DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES |
| title_sort | identifying internal mobility pattern differences within the canadian armed forces |
| topic | personnel management and training career analysis workforce mobility categorical data statistical testing Fisher’s exact test |
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