Eugine_Nier comments on [SEQ RERUN] Why Are Individual IQ Differences OK? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 11 October 2011 02:43:18AM 5 points [-]

It seems that using factors that cause good/bad job performance is normal hiring procedure whereas using factors that only correlate with good/bad job performance is statistical discrimination (thx for the link Emile)

So using things like test scores, impressions from interviews, etc., is statistical discrimination?

Comment author: MattRivers 11 October 2011 06:30:00AM *  0 points [-]

It seems that using factors that cause good/bad job performance is normal hiring procedure whereas using factors that only correlate with good/bad job performance is statistical discrimination

So using things like test scores, impressions from interviews, etc., is statistical discrimination?

hmmm. Yes that statement is probably not correct. I guess your examples are observations that correlate with factors that cause good/bad job performance. Why is it more acceptable? Maybe because the link is much clearer/ correlation is much stronger?

Comment author: Hyena 15 October 2011 01:07:37AM 1 point [-]

Because you've drilled as far as you can before making a determination.

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