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April 29, 2026Journal of Applied Psychology

Reducing shrinkage in diversity tradeoff curves for personnel selection: Comparing local validity studies, meta-analysis, and Bayes analysis.

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CTChen TangDND. J. NewmanQSQ. Chelsea Song

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Evaluation of job performance and diversity outcomes in local selection using meta-analysis and Bayes analysis.

Key Points

  • This research evaluates tradeoff curve shrinkage to enhance job performance and diversity in personnel selection.
  • Comparison of local validity study, meta-analysis, and Bayes analysis.
  • Utilization of simulations to analyze conditions for optimal performance.
  • Investigation of validity shrinkage and diversity shrinkage effects.
  • Meta-analysis indicates improved strategies for selection practices.
  • Job performance remains stable while enhancing diversity.
  • Recommendations provided for combining predictors effectively.

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Tang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f154e0879cb923c49453a8https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001376
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