The Statistics of Hiring

This short article discusses how the comparative ratios of the tails of normal distributions can result in bias in hiring practices. It contains a link to an applet that shows the comparative tail probability ratios.
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Source: 
http://www.uvm.edu/~dhowell/StatPages/StatHomePage
Email Address: 
David.Howell@uvm.edu
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Author Name: 
David Howell
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Intended User Role: 
Learner, Teacher
Material Type: 
Lecture Examples
Curriculum
Out-of-class
Resource Type: 
Simulation
Statistical Topic: 
Simulation
Continuous
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Yes
Cost: 
Free for All
Audience: 
College --Undergrad Lower Division
College --Undergrad Upper Division
Graduate students
Format: 
Java Applet
Other
Math Level: 
Non-symbolic math

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