08 Aug Why should I care about validity and correlation coefficients
Introduction
Why should I care about validity and correlation coefficients? Can’t I just use whatever selection tool I like best?
Unit Learning Outcomes
- Describe various types of measurement.
- Analyze the Importance of Correlation Coefficients and Scores.
Discussion Questions (answer BOTH of the discussion questions with APA7 edition, and include at least 2 outside)
- Annika wants to implement a customer service test for her store. You compared two and found the following validity correlation coefficients: Test 1=.15, Test 2=.75. Annika prefers Test 1, Why do you recommend Test 2 over Test 1?
- After implementing the customer service test, you found it results in disparate impact in gender. When would it be acceptable to use a measure that predicts job success, but that results in adverse impact?
