. Question #5: Banding Scenario Situation You are the human resource manager for the law firm of Lie, Cheat, and Steele. On the basis of your most recent employment figures, you would like to hire more female attorneys. You have four openings, and the results of the selection exam are shown on the next page. The reliability of your selection exam is.85 and the standard deviation is 7.91. On the basis of the data, do the following: 1. Compute the standard error. 2. Determine the width of a band using a 95% confidence interval (1.96 x the standard error). 3. If you used a non-sliding band, which four applicants would you hire? 4. If you used a sliding band, which four applicants would you hire? 5. 5. If you used a passing score of 80 rather than a band, what four applicants would you hire? Applicants to the Law Firm of Lie, Cheat, and Steele 2012 Test Score Applicant Score Gender Jack McCoy 97 M Denny Crane 95 M Paul Robinette 94 M Adam Schiff 94 M Abbie Carmichael 91 F Ron Carver 89 M Jamie Ross 89 F Michael Cutter 88 M Claire Kincaid 87 F Alexandra Cabot 86 F Ben Stone 86 M Nora Lewin 85 F Alan Shore 83 M Arthur Branch 80 M Carl Sack 78 M Serena Southerland 70 F Paul Lewiston 70 M Casey Novack 68 F Alexandra Borgia 65 F Connie Rubirosa 65 F . Question #5: Banding Scenario Situation You are the human resource manager for the law firm of Lie, Cheat, and Steele. On the basis of your most recent employment figures, you would like to hire more female attorneys. You have four openings, and the results of the selection exam are shown on the next page. The reliability of your selection exam is.85 and the standard deviation is 7.91. On the basis of the data, do the following: 1. Compute the standard error. 2. Determine the width of a band using a 95% confidence interval (1.96 x the standard error). 3. If you used a non-sliding band, which four applicants would you hire? 4. If you used a sliding band, which four applicants would you hire? 5. 5. If you used a passing score of 80 rather than a band, what four applicants would you hire? Applicants to the Law Firm of Lie, Cheat, and Steele 2012 Test Score Applicant Score Gender Jack McCoy 97 M Denny Crane 95 M Paul Robinette 94 M Adam Schiff 94 M Abbie Carmichael 91 F Ron Carver 89 M Jamie Ross 89 F Michael Cutter 88 M Claire Kincaid 87 F Alexandra Cabot 86 F Ben Stone 86 M Nora Lewin 85 F Alan Shore 83 M Arthur Branch 80 M Carl Sack 78 M Serena Southerland 70 F Paul Lewiston 70 M Casey Novack 68 F Alexandra Borgia 65 F Connie Rubirosa 65 F
