TY - JOUR
AU - Boehm, Virginia R.
AB - Examined 31 studies involving the validity of employment and training selection procedures for Blacks and Whites. Each pair of validity coefficients from these studies was determined to be based or not be based on each of the following desirable methodological practices: use of a total number of 50 or more for both Black and White subsamples, use of a criterion for research purposes only, and use of a predictor chosen for its potential relationship to the criterion being predicted. From these data, each study was scored for adherence to the 3 desirable practices. There was a significant relationship between the validity outcome of the studies and the methodological practices score. In addition, in studies in which some validity was obtained, those whose authors reported the study as supporting the differential validity concept received significantly lower methodological practices scores. It is concluded that reported findings of differential prediction can largely be regarded as methodological artifacts. (31 ref)
TI - Differential prediction: A methodological artifact?
JF - Journal of Applied Psychology
DO - 10.1037/0021-9010.62.2.146
DA - 1977-04-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/differential-prediction-a-methodological-artifact-i1yjeBfzdB
SP - 146
EP - 154
VL - 62
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -