1.

Is there any evidence of adverse impact

against any race, sex, or ethnic group?
• Four-fifths rule or 80% rule
• Test: Pass Rate
• Whites - 134/282 = 47.5%
• Blacks – 10/35 = 27.8%
• Hispanics – 44/102= 43.1%
• Asians – 0%
• Native Americas – 0%
• Men – 170/385 = 44.2%
• Women – 18/35= 51.4%
• To apply the rule you first take the Pass Rate of one group
and divide by the majority group
• Black: 27.8 / 47.5 = 0.58526315789 = 58.5 %(Y)
• Hispanics: 43.1 / 47.5 = 0.907368421= 90.7 % (N)
• Women: 51.4 / 44.2 = 1.16289592760 = 116.3 % (N)

• Interview: Pass rate

• White- 87/112= 77.7%
• Black- 5/8= 62.5%
• Hispanics- 22/40= 55%
• Men- 109/148= 73.6%
• Women-5/12= 41.7%
• Black: 62.5 / 77.7 = 0.8043758 = 80.4 % (N)
• Hispanics: 55.0 / 77.7 = 0.70785 = 70.8 % (Y)
• Women: 41.7 / 73.6 = 0.566576 = 56.7 % (Y)

• Total selection process :Pass rates

• Caucasians: 87/282= 0.30851 = 30.9 %
• African Americans: 5/36 = 0.13888 = 13.9 %
• Hispanics: 22/102 = 0.21568 = 21.6 %
• Men: 109/385 = 0.28311 = 28.3%
• Women: 5/35 = 0.14285 = 14.3%
• Black: 13.9 / 30.9 = 0.44983 = 45% (Y)
• Hispanics: 21.6 / 30.9 = 0.69902 = 69.9 % (Y)
• Women: 14.3 / 28.3 = 0.50530 = 50.5 %(Y)

• The whole process does unfairly discriminate against

minorities and women.
2. If the total selection process for a job has no
adverse impact, should the individual components of
the selection process be evaluated for adverse
impact?

• Uniform Guidelines
• Problems may arise with the implementation of the
selection processes
• If individual component is not used properly it may
bring an adverse effect on the selection process