Evidence of validity is important to an organization for a number of reasons. Primary
among these is that statistical validation documentation is the strongest evidence that a measure will actually
help the organization select better people. In addition, especially in the United States, validation documentation
is usually necessary if regulatory or legal entities review an organization’s hiring practices.
“Validation” can take many forms, but the strongest form involves developing multiple sets
of data that, together, provide a pattern of consistent support for the use of a test or other measure. Polaris
Assessment Systems utilizes proprietary job analytic techniques to supply one part of that pattern. Its reliance
on the use of testing approaches that the professional literature shows to be predictive of job success provides
a second source of support.
In addition, Polaris conducts local validation studies in larger organizations. Job
incumbents in the organization take the tests on a confidential basis and supervisors supply performance data
on each incumbent tested. The statistical correlation between test data and performance data is then examined.
If you wish to see detail on the typical results of these validation studies, please contact us.
In short, the Polaris approach ensures that the system implemented in an organization
validly predicts performance on its jobs. Our proprietary tools and methods also ensure that the validation
process is neither costly nor burdensome.
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