The Problem Journal pages are filled with articles that scarcely mention the assumptions behind the chosen statistical techniques and models. Based on questionable foundations, the ultimate conclusions are intended to shape academia and guide practitioners. Violations of the underlying assumptions can result in biased and misleading forecasts, confidence intervals, and scientific insights. The Solution The field of human resource development (HRD) is equipped to present these assumptions clearly and concisely to ensure the integrity of statistical analysis and subsequent conclusions. Testing the principle assumptions of regression analysis is a process. As such, the presentation of this process in a systems framework provides a comprehensive plan with step-by-step guidelines to help determine the optimal statistical model for a particular data set. The goal of this article is to provide practitioners a Regression Development System that can be adapted to organizational performance as well as information that can be used to evaluate the strength of journal articles. The Stakeholders Quantitative researchers, practitioners, instructors, and students.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice (2017), over 10,000 formerly incarcerated individuals are released each week from federal and state prisons. The purpose of this study is to draw upon human capital theory to examine the relationships between the types of training programs and gainful employment for formerly incarcerated individuals. Three types of training programs considered in this study are school-based training programs, preemployment training programs, and postemployment training programs. Generalized linear mixed models are used to determine if each type of training program is related to employment status and income. Based on a sample from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97), postemployment training programs are positively related to gainful employment for formerly incarcerated individuals. This result emphasizes the pivotal role of employers in addressing mass incarceration through human resources development (HRD). K E Y W O R D S employment, formerly incarcerated, human capital

The GI Bill of Rights has helped millions of veterans with their transition into civilian employment through education and training programs. In addition to higher education benefits, the GI Bill provides educational assistance for vocational training, entrepreneurship courses, apprenticeships, on-the-job training, and remedial courses. Compared to previous studies, this study is unique in three aspects. First, this study focuses on skill development through training programs completed by veterans rather than higher education or educational attainment. Second, the training categories are constructed based on job-specific versus general properties of human capital theory. Finally, the study captures all training programs completed by veterans regardless of provider or sponsoring organization by using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97). Generalized linear mixed models are used to determine the relationship between the type of training program and gainful employment. Pre-employment training programs were found to be positively related to the gainful employment of Gulf War-Era II veterans.

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