A synthetic validity approach to testing differential prediction hypotheses

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 774-780

  Johnson, Jeff W ^a   Carter, Gary W ^b   Davison, H Kristl ^c   Oliver, David H ^c  

^a Pers Decisions Research Institutes   (United States)

^b Pers Decisions Research Institutes   (United States)

^c GTE Data Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FORECASTING; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

DECISION MAKING; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL;

EID: 85047686061     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.86.4.774     Document Type: Article

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