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Diagnosing When Evidence of Bias Is Problematic: Methodological Cookbooks and the Unfortunate Complexities of Reality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Dan J. Putka ,
D. Matthew Trippe  and
Nicholas L. Vasilopoulos
Dan J. Putka*
Affiliation:
Human Resources Research Organization
D. Matthew Trippe
Affiliation:
Human Resources Research Organization
Nicholas L. Vasilopoulos
Affiliation:
Human Resources Research Organization
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E-mail: dputka@humrro.org, Address: Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO), 66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 700, Alexandria, VA 22314
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , June 2010 , pp. 218 - 223
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2010 

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