Analyzing U.S. Army Recruiter Productivity through Cohort Differentiation and Behavioral Tendency Composition

Author

Mary M. Bates

Date of Award

3-2025

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Department of Operational Sciences

First Advisor

Phillip M. LaCasse, PhD

Abstract

This research analyzes differences among aggregate achievements of U.S. Army recruiting cohorts, determines which behavioral tendencies are indicative of performance level, and investigates aggregate behavioral composition with cohort achievement. Analyses require implementation of OLS regression, ANOVA, Tukey’s Test, Mann-Whitney U test, Holm-Bonferroni adjustment, XGBoost decision tree, logistic regression, and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. The results show insignificant achievement differences among cohorts and weak yet prevalent abilities of select measures of behavioral tendencies to indicate recruiter performance.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-ENS-MS-25-M-163

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Recommended Citation

Bates, Mary M., "Analyzing U.S. Army Recruiter Productivity through Cohort Differentiation and Behavioral Tendency Composition" (2025). Theses and Dissertations. 8204.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/8204