Correlations of Predictors with Total Marine Science 



The correlations between predictive variables and the criterion are shown in 

 Table 10. The first 13 variables are general background information while the 

 variables derived from the LHQ matrix are items 14 through 52. Looking first 

 at the general variables, only participation in religious activity and intelli- 

 gence are significantly correlated with the criterion. Less frequent attendance 

 at religious services is associated with higher marine science scores. Higher 

 intelligence is also associated with superior performance. This finding is 

 somewhat surprising as the scientist-aquanauts are drawn from the upper ranges 

 of intelligence in the general population. The strength of the correlation 

 indicates that measured intelligence is a powerful correlate of performance, 

 even when the predictor population has a highly truncated distribution. 



Table 10. --Correlations of Predictive Variables with Total Marine Science 



I. General Variables TOTAL MARINE SCIENCE 



(Scientists only, N=40)-'- 

 Variable Name 



-.13 

 -.09 

 -.35* 

 -.18 



.00 



.15 

 -.17 



.18 

 -.07 



.09 



.51 

 .05 



II. Life History Questionnaire 

 Variables 



Variable Name Category2 



-.31* 



-.10 



-.33* 



-.37* 



.08 



.17 



-.04 



.05 



.06 



.21 



-.20 



.17 



