Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
3-2007
Abstract
The purpose of this research report is to highlight a unique set of issues that arise when considering the effects of range restriction in the context of estimating predictor intercorrelations. Three approaches are used to illustrate the issue: simulation, a concrete applied example, and a reanalysis of a meta-analysis of ability-interview correlations. The general conclusion is that a predictor intercorrelation can differ dramatically from the population value when both predictors are used in a composite that is used operationally for selection. The compensatory nature of a composite means that low scorers on one predictor can only obtain high scores on the composite if they obtain very high scores on the other predictor; this phenomenon distorts the correlation between the predictors.
Keywords
Range restriction, predictor intercorrelations, ability, interview, meta-analysis
Discipline
Human Resources Management | Organizational Behavior and Theory
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Journal of Applied Psychology
Volume
92
Issue
2
First Page
538
Last Page
544
ISSN
0021-9010
Identifier
10.1037/0021-9010.92.2.538
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Citation
SACKETT, Paul R.; LIEVENS, Filip; BERRY, Christopher M.; and LANDERS, Richard N..
A cautionary note on the effects of range restriction on predictor intercorrelations. (2007). Journal of Applied Psychology. 92, (2), 538-544.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5694
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.92.2.538