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Employment law

the guideline flagging adverse impact when one group's selection rate is below four-fifths of the highest group's rate, examined for statistical behavior.

In employment law, four-fifths rule refers to the guideline flagging adverse impact when one group's selection rate is below four-fifths of the highest group's rate, examined for statistical behavior. This meaning comes from Roth (2006) in Journal of Applied Psychology.[1]

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Roth, P. L., Bobko, P., & Switzer, F. S. (2006). Modeling the behavior of the 4/5ths rule for determining adverse impact: Reasons for caution. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91(3), 507-522. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.91.3.507

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