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27. Adverse Impact
A statistical concept for identifying whether an assessment disproportionately excludes a protected group.
Assessment Methods & Selection
Adverse Impact
A statistical signal that a hiring assessment disproportionately screens out a protected group compared to others.
"I designed a great test — why are qualified candidates from one group almost never advancing?"
Adverse impact measures whether a selection tool (test, work sample, interview) results in a substantially lower selection rate for a protected group than for the reference group, suggesting potential discrimination or bias in the assessment or its use.
"I designed a great test — why are qualified candidates from one group almost never advancing?"
Adverse impact measures whether a selection tool (test, work sample, interview) results in a substantially lower selection rate for a protected group than for the reference group, suggesting potential discrimination or bias in the assessment or its use.