The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the SCAT is biased against black students, 33 white and 47 black graduating college seniors. Significant differences in the mean GPAs and SCAT percentile ranks earned by whites and blacks demonstrate that the SCAT is not a biased test. However, the SCAT seems a better predictor for females than for males.
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