Concurrent validation
The business types formal definition:
| Business type |
Number of employees |
Business based on own skills |
Business based on license |
| Business Leader | >6 | yes | yes |
| Manager | 2-6 | yes | yes |
| Craftsman | 2-4 | yes | rare |
| Licentiate | 1-2 | no | yes |
| Freelancer | 1-2 | yes | no |
| HBE | 1-2 | yes | yes |
| Analyst | 1 | yes | rare |
Coefficient of coincidence between actual business activity and type of business
activity indicated by SBEP.
Coefficient of coincidence = number of coincidences/number of trials.
| Business type |
Coefficient of coincidence |
| Business Leader | .83 |
| Manager | .73 |
| Craftsman | .74 |
| Licentiate | .88 |
| Freelancer | .84 |
| HBE | .75 |
| Analyst | .79 |
Comparative validation
The Pearson's coefficients of correlation whose value is more
then .50 are represented in the table.
SBEP vs.EPP
| |
Assertiveness |
Resourcefulness |
| Assertiveness |
.83 |
|
| Flexibility |
|
.50 |
Reliability
Split-Half
The Pearson's coefficients of correlation.
| Business Leader |
Manager |
Craftsman |
Licentiate |
Freelancer |
HBE |
Analyst |
| .82 |
.80 |
.82 |
.79 |
.80 |
.79 |
.81 |
Test-Retest
| Time |
Business Leader |
Manager |
Craftsman |
Licentiate |
Freelancer |
HBE |
Analyst |
| <week |
.81 |
.80 |
.78 |
.78 |
.81 |
.79 |
.81 |
| >week |
.72 |
.69 |
.72 |
.71 |
.70 |
.69 |
.73 |
|