Fifty people have been interviewed and deemed qualified for twelve openings. Of these fifty, twenty are women and thirty are white males. The final selection test was a panel interview. Ten of the white males are hired and two of the women. Under the 80 Percent Rule, what can be said about the panel interview?

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The selection rates for men and women are not relevant to the 80 Percent Rule. The rule requires that the selection rate for any protected group (e.g. women, members of a race or ethnic group) must be at least 80% of the selection rate for the group with the highest selection rate (in this case, white males). The selection rate for women was only 20% (2 out of 10), which is well below the 80% cutoff. Therefore, it appears that there may have been adverse impact and further investigation is needed.

Fifty People Have Been Interviewed and Deemed Qualified for Twelve