Use of a structural equations analysis to estimate the degree of predictor-related criterion bias in selection research is illustrated. For the hypothetical data considered in this paper, a likability methods factor produced significant changes in estimates of the structural parameters relating the predictors to the criterion. Regression analyses using two methods factors as covariates yielded similar results. The advantages of employing the more complicated LISREL analysis versus more familiar regression analysis are discussed and some suggestions for future research using the structural equations approach are presented.
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