Some comments on pareto thinking, test validity, and adverse impact: When 'and' is optimal and 'or' is a trade-off

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-205

  Potosky, Denise ^a   Bobko, Philip ^b   Roth, Philip L ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 49749097169     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2008.00425.x     Document Type: Review

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