NTL Record

Title Predictive validities of several clinical color vision tests for aviation signal light gun performance.
Record ID 39258
Personal Name
Creator
Jones, Karen N.; Steen, Jo Ann; Collins, William E.
Corporate Creator Civil Aeromedical Institute
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
Publisher Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Publication Date 19750100
Language English
Abstract Scores on the American Optical Company (AOC) test (1965 edition), Dvorine test, Farnsworth Lantern test, Color Threshold Tester, Farnsworth-Munsell 100-Hue test, Farnsworth Panel D-15 test, and Schmidt-Haensch Anomaloscope were obtained from 137 men with color-defective vision and 128 men with normal color vision. The validity of each of these tests in predicting scores on the aviation signal light gun was assessed by using daytime and nighttime administrations of the light gun as the criteria. Two best sets of plates from the AOC and Dvorine tests were selected by calculating a multiple regression equation in a stepwise manner with the nighttime and then the daytime administration of the signal light gun test as the criteria. Based on a graphic presentation of the miss and false alarm rates for each test at various possible cut scores, suggestions were made regarding the use of each test and the selection of optimal pass/fail scores.
Rosap ID dot:21059
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21059
TRT Terms Air pilots; Certification; Color blindness; Vision tests; Signal lights; Daylight; Night; Standards; Regression analysis; Human subject testing
General Subjects Air pilots--Certification; Color blindness; Vision--Testing; Signal lights; Daylight; Night; Regression analysis
Classification NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number FAA-AM-75-1; DOT/FAA/AM-75/1
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39200/39258/AM75-01.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository