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1、AdverseImpactSomeStuffYouShouldKnowWhatExactlyisAdverseImpact?Asubstantiallydifferentrateofselectioninhiring,promotionorotheremploymentdecisionwhichworkstothedisadvantageofmembersofarace,sex,orethnicgroup(UniformGuidelinesQ&A#10).WhereDoesitExist?Writtenteststypicallyhavethehighestde

2、greeofadverseimpact.HighestlevelofimpacttendstobeagainstAfricanAmericansandHispanics(Sackett,2001).Physicalabilityteststypicallyhaveadverseimpactagainstwomen,especiallywhentheymeasureupperbodystrength.WhyDoesitExist?(Guion,1998)ChanceMeasurementproblemsinherenttothetest(e.g.,poorreli

3、ability)Thenatureoftestuse(e.g.,rankingvs.pass/fail)Differencesindistributionsizes(e.g.,100malesandonly10females)TruepopulationdifferencesindistributionsofthetraitbeingmeasuredWhatDoesitDescribe?Adverseimpactsimplydescribesdifferencesbetweengroupsonatestingprocess.Itisnotalegaltermth

4、atimpliesguiltorapsychometrictermthatimpliesunfairnessortestbias.Manyemploymenttestsresultinadverseimpact.Adverseimpactisnotnormallyduetoformsofbiasinherenttothetest(Sackett,2001).TwoTypesofAdverseImpactAnalysesSelectionRateComparisonandAvailabilityComparison.SelectionRateComparison

5、–evaluatestheselectionratesbetweentwogroupsonaselectionprocedure(orotheremploymentdecisionsuchaslayoffs).Involvestwogroups:afocalgroup(e.g.,femalesorminorities)andareferencegroup(e.g.,malesorCaucasian).SelectionRateComparisonFourvariablesareenteredintothistypeofadverseimpactanalysis:

6、NumberoffocalgroupmembersselectedNumberwhowerenotselectedNumberofreferencegroupmembersselectedNumberwhowerenotselectedSelectionRateComparisonExampleTookTestPassedTest%Males7560.80Females5030.60Apassingrateforfemaleswhichislessthan64%(or80%ofthepassingrateformales)isevidenceofadversei

7、mpact.AvailabilityComparisonAvailabilityComparison–evaluatesonegroup’srepresentationinapositiontotheiravailabilityforthatposition(e.g.,13%oftheincumbentsintheAccountantclassificationareHispanic;15%ofthequalifiedAccountantApplicantsareHispanic.Usefulforshowingtheextenttowhichonegroupm

8、aybeunderuti