Differential validity and prediction: Race and sex differences in college admissions testing

Rethinking the SAT: The Future of Standardized Testing in University Admissions

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 289-302

  Young, John W ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

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EID: 84917462611     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203463932     Document Type: Chapter

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