Significance tests and confidence intervals for the adverse impact ratio

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-111

  Morris, Scott B ^a   Lobsenz, Russell B ^b  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034346202     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2000.tb00195.x     Document Type: Article

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