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Comparison Of The Eeocc Four-Fifths Rule And A One, Two Or Three Binomial Criterion, Marion Gross Sobol, Paul Ellard Jan 1980

Comparison Of The Eeocc Four-Fifths Rule And A One, Two Or Three Binomial Criterion, Marion Gross Sobol, Paul Ellard

Historical Working Papers

The amount of error is examined in using the four-fifths rule or the standard deviation to decide court cases which deal with discrimination. Since one, two or three standard deviations may be used as a criterion, it becomes apparent that it is possible for players in a court case to "game" the scenarios and use statistics to support their case. It is suggested that courts adopt a statistical standard in addition to the four-fifths rule in order to minimize the game playing.


Ua1d Ernest Beal, Wku Human Resources Jan 1980

Ua1d Ernest Beal, Wku Human Resources

WKU Archives Records

Personnel file of Ernest Beal, includes correspondence of Dero Downing, Jeff Jenkins, James Davis, Raymond Cravens, Kelly Thompson and Donald Zacharias. Includes obituary of Beal’s son Kenneth and clipping regarding his daughter Ann.