Using the 4/5ths rule as an outcome in regression analyses: A demonstrative simulation

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 103-114

  Dunleavy, Eric M ^a   Stuebing, Karla M ^b   Campion, James E ^c   Glenn, Dana M ^d  

^a DCI Consulting Group   (United States)

^b Texas Institute for Measurement Evaluation and Statistics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

4 5ths rule; Adverse impact; Employment discrimination litigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949159189     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-008-9077-x     Document Type: Article

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