Nornagest comments on What Is Signaling, Really? - Less Wrong

74 Post author: Yvain 12 July 2012 05:43PM

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Comment author: TheAncientGeek 23 April 2014 11:00:00AM 1 point [-]

One thing being imperfect doesn't make another thing better.

Comment author: Nornagest 23 April 2014 03:30:50PM *  2 points [-]

No. But it is evidence for the other thing being better, when the constraints under question don't apply to that other thing.

Of course, while we're talking evidence, we shouldn't neglect the fact that the traditional interview/resume method has reached fixation and doesn't look to be in immediate danger of being displaced. But "current practice" doesn't necessarily imply "optimal" or even "best known", especially when psychometric methods are legally problematic.