INTERPRETING THE RESULTS OF META-ANALYTIC RESEARCH: A COMMENT ON SCHMITT, GOODING, NOE, AND KIRSCH (1984) |
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| Authors: | MICHAEL A MCDANIEL HANNAH ROTHSTEIN HIRSH FRANK L SCHMIDT NAMBURY S RAJU JOHN E HUNTER |
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| Institution: | U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC;U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC and George Washington University;Illinois Institute of Technology;Michigan State University |
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| Abstract: | This comment shows that the conclusion of Schmitt, Gooding, Noe, and Kirsch (1984) that their meta-analytic findings are inconsistent with earlier validity generalization work is in error. The findings in their study that less variance than previously reported was due to sampling error are a result of their larger average sample sizes. Their claim that, after sampling error variance was accounted for, much unexplained variance remained, is incorrect. This error is demonstrated to be a result of their exclusive concentration on percentages and consequent failure to examine amount of observed and residual variance. |
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