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New York City Transit Authority V. Beazer, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1978

New York City Transit Authority V. Beazer, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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United Steelworkers Of America, Afl-Cio-Clc V. Weber, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1978

United Steelworkers Of America, Afl-Cio-Clc V. Weber, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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Personnel Administrator Of Massachusetts V. Feeney, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1978

Personnel Administrator Of Massachusetts V. Feeney, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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Differential Pass-Fail Rates In Employment Testing: Statistical Proof Under Title Vii, Elaine W. Shoben Jan 1978

Differential Pass-Fail Rates In Employment Testing: Statistical Proof Under Title Vii, Elaine W. Shoben

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In this Comment, Professor Shoben advocates the use of a statistical technique—a test of the difference between independent proportions—to assess the substantiality of differences in pass rates among various groups on employment tests, in order to facilitate determination of disproportionate impact under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She then compares this method with the procedure adopted in the Federal Executive Agency Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures and suggests several flaws in the latter approach.