Which one of the following assertions most accurately captures the relationship

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Which one of the following assertions most accurately captures the relationship between disparate impact and assessment bias?
A. If a test has a disparate impact on different student subgroups, the test is not necessarily biased.
B. If a test has disparate impact on different subgroups, the test is a priori biased.
C. If a test is biased, it will only rarely have a disparate impact on different student subgroups.
D. A test that is biased against either gender group will almost certainly be biased against ethnic groups.

Explanation / Answer

Disparate impact is also called unintentional discrimination, occurs when certain sub groups performs well on a test, while the others performs low in the test. This does not necessarily mean that the test is biased, but, needs to be scrutinized for any bias.

Answer. Option A. If a test has a disparate impact on different student subgroups, the test is not necessarily biased.

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