AUDITS computes the frequency of each valid response level for each task using only cases in the specified membership mask and outputs a frequency factor for each response. Also, mean and standard deviation factors of all responses for each task are created. AUDITS only accepts a task response range of zero to nine.
Although the term "Secondary Factor" has historically meant an incumbent provided rating other than relative time spent, this program can also report frequencies for the primary (relative time spent) factor as well as for task factors (subject-matter-expert ratings). When used for "secondary factors," a secondary Case Data File (cdg00) is typically used in conjunction with the master Task Factor File (tf100) to report on groups derived from analysis of the incumbent time spent.
Program Invocation
The specific syntax for program invocation varies between operating systems. This document diplays the code for the AIX version.
opt: (none currently supported)
ssss: The study number
CDg: Input Case Data file. The "g" indicates a family
designation for the Secondary factor.
TFf: Input/Output Task Factor file
TT: Input Task Title file
AUDITS Control Card
AUDITS: cc 01-06 The literal 'AUDITS' study: cc 08-11 The 4-digit study number group: cc 13-18 The group membership mask title: cc 20-79 Title for the output report
Examples
@codap audits - ssss cd900 tf100 tt001 AUDITS ssss GP0001 Secondary factor report
This example will create one output factor for each valid task response value plus a mean and standard deviation factor. The output factors will be type 'FQ<value>' where <value> is 0 to 9. Factor FQ05, for example, would contain the frequency of a response "5" by any member in the selected group (GP0001). The output type for the mean and standard deviation factors will be 'DMN' and 'DSD' respectively. The element name will be 'GP0001'.
This example uses cd900 to indicate a data family other than the standard incumbent time spent which would be cd100. cd900 may have been level of involvement ratings, absolute frequency, or any other rating which can be collected on a zero to nine scale. This will also work to report the frequency of relative time spent responses on the main cd100 file if desired.
NOTE: If used to process "Secondary Factors" it is assumed that the tf100 file will be used. This is where group memberships from the incumbent relative time spent data are stored. The Case Data File being used (CDg) must contain EXACTLY the same raters in the same order as the Case Data File that corresponds to the Task Factor (TFf) being used. Otherwise, the results will be erroneous.
This program will report frequency of rater ratings for any Case Data (CDg) File as long as a "matching" Task Factor (TFg) is used. Hence, any rater groups defined for say, Task Learning Difficulty, may have their rating level frequencies reported by using:
@codap audits - ssss cd200 tf200 tt001
This application, then, is NOT a SECONDARY factor, but simply the report of frequency rating WITHIN a factor.