Testing Color Aptitudes of Prospective and Actual Printing Production Employees and the Statistical Implications.

This paper describes three applications of the Color Aptitude Test prepared by the Inter-Society Color Council under the direction of Dr. F. L. Dimmick and C. E. Foss, co-chairmen. A photograph is shown. In addition, a complete description is given on how it was used, not only for the selection of Statistical Quality Control inspectors in three printing plants, but how it was used to evaluate other printing production divisions, such as day and night pressmen, camera, art, and management. Three case histories are illustrated and comparisons are made against the original statistical standards set by the Color Aptitude Test Committee.