Estimating Unrestricted Population Parameters from Restricted Sample Data in Employment Testing.

Burke, Michael J.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Estimating Unrestricted Population Parameters from Restricted Sample Data in Employment Testing.

Burke, Michael J.; And Others

Applied Psychological Measurement, v13 n2 p161-66 Jun 1989

The accuracy was assessed of a method for estimating unrestricted univariate predictor means and variances from sample data for three populations in two personnel selection contexts. The first context was characterized by direct non-strict truncation and the second was characterized by direct strict truncation on the predictor. (TJH)

Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Occupational Tests, Personnel Selection, Predictor Variables, Sampling, Test Validity

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Language: English

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