Validity Of Admissions Measures in Predicting Performance Outcomes: A Comparison of Those Who Were and Were not Accepted at McMaster

BACKGROUND: In typical validity studies, regression analyses are used to examine the relation between admissions measures and subsequent performance. This approach is problematic as it generally yields low correlation coefficients, which are difficult to interpret. Further, it leaves unanswered the question of how those applicants rejected by the process would fare had they been admitted. PURPOSE: This study examines the validity of the …