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A SIMPLIFIED APPROACH TO THE EVALUATION OF FAIRNESS IN EMPLOYEE SELECTION PROCEDURES
Author(s) -
LAWSHE C. H.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1983.tb02237.x
Subject(s) - selection (genetic algorithm) , psychology , guideline , personnel selection , management science , operations research , computer science , artificial intelligence , statistics , law , economics , mathematics , political science
Employers who defend the use of selection tests by a criterion‐related validity analysis are required by the Federal Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures to conduct studies on “unfairness” when technically feasible. While application of the classical Cleary model totally satisfies the guideline definition of unfairness, difficulties arise when practitioners need to explain the mathematical procedures to attorneys, judges, and others without statistical backgrounds. These difficulties can be minimized or avoided by utilizing the simplified procedures demonstrated.