EEOSTAT: avail

   . . . a statistical test of selections from a pool

avail calculates the statistical significance of disparities in an employment selection process when there is no applicant flow data and protected class availability has been estimated from Census or other labor market data. avail calculates probabilities using the Exact Binomial and the Normal Approximation to the Binomial tests. Disparities which are statistically significant are generally recognized as evidence of discrimination.

Overview of Process: To test whether a selection process shows evidence of discrimination, enter the Total Selected (the total number of people that were hired, fired, or promoted), the Protected Class Selected (the number of selections that went to members of the protected class under consideration), and the Class Availability (the proportion of the protected class in the labor market).  EEOSTAT now includes data from the 2000 Census Special Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Tabulation to calculate labor market availability. Provide a title for the report, then click the Calculate button to have avail compute the results, reported in three boxes: Descriptive Statistics, Normal Approximation to the Binomial, and Exact Binomial.  The results may be directed to your printer, to Microsoft Word®, Corel WordPerfect®, or to a text file.