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Final Thoughts on Measurement Bias and Differential Prediction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Adam W. Meade  and
Scott Tonidandel
Adam W. Meade*
Affiliation:
North Carolina State University
Scott Tonidandel
Affiliation:
Davidson College
*
E-mail: awmeade@ncsu.edu, Address: Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 7650, Raleigh, NC 27695-7650
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Abstract

In the focal article, we suggested that more thought be given to the concepts of test bias, measurement bias, and differential prediction and the implicit framework of fairness underlying the Cleary model. In this response, we clarify the nature and scope of our recommendations and address some of the more critical comments of our work.

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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , June 2010 , pp. 232 - 237
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2010 

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Footnotes

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Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University

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Department of Psychology, Davidson College.

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