Bounding the concept of test banding: Reaffirming the traditional approach

Recently, Aguinis, Cortina, and Goldberg (1998) questioned the logic underl ying the traditional Cascio, Outtz, Zedeck, and Goldstein (1991) method of developing test bands. In this article, we examine their criticisms and arg ue that the traditional banding approach is not flawed. We discuss the logi c underlying the traditional test band methodology and show that it is cons istent with conceptual models of the validation process as used by personne l psychologists. We also examine the alternative banding procedure suggeste d by Aguinis et al. and identify several problems with this procedure.