Measurement Error in Comparable Worth Pay Analysis: Causes, Consequences, and Corrections.

Greig, Jeffrey J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ407995

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Publication Date: 1989

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Measurement Error in Comparable Worth Pay Analysis: Causes, Consequences, and Corrections.

Greig, Jeffrey J.; And Others

Journal of Social Issues, v45 n4 p135-51 1989

Examines the following possible sources of measurement error in pay analysis and proposes methods to alleviate the problems: (1) choice of the number and type of job factors; (2) method of assigning values to each job factor; (3) method of selecting factor weights; and (4) political modifications made when a plan is implemented. (JS)

Descriptors: Comparable Worth, Economic Factors, Employment Practices, Evaluation Problems, Labor Market, Occupational Information, Salary Wage Differentials, Sex Discrimination, Value Judgment, Wages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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