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banding  

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  • Banding refers to the procedure of grouping test scores into ranges and treating scores within a particular range as equivalent when making personnel decisions. After an organization collects test scores from candidates who applied for a job, a hiring decision must be made using these scores. [Source: Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Banding]

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