The risk of adverse impact in selections based on a test with known effect size

Author

Wilfried DE CORTE, Ghent University
Filip LIEVENS, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

10-2005

Abstract

The authors derive the exact sampling distribution function of the adverse impact (AI) ratio for single-stage, top-down selections using tests with known effect sizes. Subsequently, it is shown how this distribution function can be used to determine the risk that a future selection decision on the basis of such tests will result in an outcome that reflects the presence of AI. The article therefore provides test and selection practitioners with a valuable tool to decide between alternative selection predictors.

Keywords

adverse impact, selection, test, effect size

Discipline

Human Resources Management | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Organizational Behavior and Theory

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volume

65

Issue

5

First Page

737

Last Page

758

ISSN

0013-1644

Identifier

10.1177/0013164404272503

Publisher

SAGE Publications (UK and US)

Citation

DE CORTE, Wilfried and LIEVENS, Filip. The risk of adverse impact in selections based on a test with known effect size. (2005). Educational and Psychological Measurement. 65, (5), 737-758.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5644

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Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164404272503