Correcting for indirect range restriction in meta-analysis: Testing a new meta-analytic procedure

    Authors

    H. Le;F. L. Schmidt

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Psychol. Methods

    Keywords

    meta-analysis; range restriction correction; measurement error; correction; Monte Carlo simulation; VALIDITY GENERALIZATION PROCEDURES; VALIDATION; SELECTION; PERFORMANCE; ACCURACY; MODEL; Psychology, Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    Using computer simulation, the authors assessed the accuracy of J. E. Hunter, F. L. Schmidt, and H. Le's (2006) procedure for correcting for indirect range restriction, the most common type of range restriction, in comparison with the conventional practice of applying the Thomdike Case II correction for direct range restriction. Hunter et al.'s procedure produced more accurate estimates of both the mean and standard deviation in meta-analysis than the conventional procedure. Even when its key assumption that the effect of selection on a 3rd variable is fully mediated by the independent variable was violated, Hunter et al.'s procedure was still relatively more accurate than the conventional procedure. When applied to data from a previously published meta-analysis, the new procedure yielded results that led to different substantive conclusions.

    Journal Title

    Psychological Methods

    Volume

    11

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2006

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    416

    Last Page

    438

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000242748600006

    ISSN

    1082-989X

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