Imperfect Corrections or Correct Imperfections? Psychometric Corrections in Meta-Analysis. Issue 2 (27th May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Oswald, Frederick L.; Ercan, Seydahmet; McAbee, Samuel T.; Ock, Jisoo; Shaw, Amy
• Is Part Of: Industrial and organizational psychology. Volume 8:Issue 2(2015:Jun.)
• Page Start: e1
• Page End: e4
• Publication Date: 2015-05-27
• Subjects: Psychology, Industrial -- Periodicals; Organizational behavior -- Periodicals; 158.705
• DOI: 10.1017/iop.2015.17
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1754-9426

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="text-abstract"> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>There is understandable concern by LeBreton, Scherer, and James (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ref004">2014</xref>) that psychometric corrections in organizational research are nothing more than a form of statistical hydraulics. Statistical corrections for measurement error variance and range restriction might inappropriately ratchet observed effects upward into regions of practical significance and publication glory—at the expense of highly questionable results.</p> </abstract>