Examining the Effects of Differential Item (Functioning and Differential) Test Functioning on Selection Decisions: When Are Statistically Significant Effects Practically Important?

Item response theory differential test functioning (DTF) methods are often used to address issues in personnel selection, but the results are frequently difficult to interpret because statistically significant findings may have little practical importance. In this article, the authors proposed 2 eff...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 2004-06, Vol.89 (3), p.497-508
Main Authors: Stark, Stephen, Chernyshenko, Oleksandr S, Drasgow, Fritz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Admissions policies
Bias
Biological and medical sciences
College Admission Test - statistics & numerical data
Decision making
Differential Item Functioning
Differential Test Functioning
Effect Size (Statistical)
Effects
Entrance Examinations
Ethnic Groups
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Item Analysis (Statistical)
Item Analysis (Test)
Item Response Theory
Licensing
Licensure - standards
Licensure - statistics & numerical data
Mathematical models
Measures
Models, Theoretical
Personality
Personality Assessment - standards
Personality Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Personality Measures
Personality tests
Personnel managers
Personnel selection
Professional Examinations
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Statistics. Methodology
Reproducibility of Results
Selection
Statistical Analysis
Statistics. Mathematics
Studies
Task Performance and Analysis
Test Scores
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