Fairness of a test Flashcards
1
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Bias
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Technical aspects of a test
2
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Fairness
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Bias, political, social issues
3
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Single-group validity
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test will significantly predict performance of 1 group and not others
4
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Differential validity
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A test is valid for 2 groups but more valid for one than for the other
5
Q
A fair test
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no adverse impact, no single group and differential validity
6
Q
Unadjusted Top-down selection
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rank ordered from highest moving down
7
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Rule of three
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- get top 3 scorers
- the one who will hire can choose any of the 3 based on the immediate needs of employer
8
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Passing scores
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-means of reducing adverse impact
>Multiple cut-off >Multiple hurdle >Banding -hire top scorers -compute SEE to see if there is any real difference between there scores
*Angoff method -uses field of experts to determine difficulty of each question defines cutoff score as lowest score a minimally acceptable candidate
