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The SYMLOG method of group analysis has been in use for more than ten years. During that time, very little data have been published concerning validation of its major instrument, the Adjective Rating Form. One version of that form, the Individual and Organizational Value Form, has been used in making more than 10,000 sets of ratings for bat/i research and consulting purposes. This paper presents item-to-scale correlations based on 6432 of these sets of ratings. Serious flaws in the scales are detected. A revised form is presented. Item-to -scale correlations based on 544 sets of ratings on the new form demonstrate substantial improvement over the earlier version. In addition, normative data are presented for both forms, showing greater differentiation through the use of the new items. Finally, parallel studies currently under way in Norway and Sweden are cited as an indication that the method proposed here ma)' be used for perfecting both original scales and translations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]