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Factor Weight Settings

KEY TOPICS:

  • Import Factor Weight and Utilization Rule Settings
  • Review/Edit External Availability Source
  • Review/Edit Statistics Settings
  • Determine Utilization Rule
  • Assign Factor Weights in a Master Plan

Establish how Factor Weighting, the Utilization Rule, and Statistics will be Applied

Import Factor Weight and Utilization Settings from another Plan

Choose [Import] from the upper toolbar to bring in settings from another balanceAAP plan. Select the Company, Establishment, and Plan from the drop-down, then click [Import Data].

Determine Options

Review/Edit External Availability Source

Choose [Options] from the upper toolbar. Review the selection for External Availability Source, which was made previously under Create Plan:

  • 2000 Census Data and Occupation Codes OR

  • EEO 2006-2010 ACS Tabulation Data and 2010 Occupation Codes

For instructions on using these menus, see: Create Plan > Availability Calculation Settings

Review/Edit Statistics Settings

balanceAAP determines the significance of detected underutilization with two methods:

  • Standard Deviation – 2.0 or greater is considered statistically significant.
  • Fisher’s Exact Test – .025 or lower is considered statistically significant.

By default, job groups containing less than 30 records will use the Fisher’s Exact Test. An approaching significance threshold is also set to provide a warning in reports when underutilization for a group is near the significance point.

The system's default settings are sufficient for most Federal contractors. These are the same settings used by the system for flagging the statistical significance of adverse impact, which were set under: Plan Settings > Adverse Impact.

Quick Weights Options

By default, balanceAAP will use new hires and promotions data in your plan to calculate the percentage of external hires versus internal entrants to job groups. To include transfers in this calculation, check the box for: Use both promotions and transfers when calculating new entrants into Job Groups.

Determine Utilization Rule

About the Utilization Rule – This rule determines how the system will flag and set placement goals for Job Groups. The accepted options for Utilization Rule are shown at: Utilization Rules. This report performs the Incumbency vs. Availability analysis, based on each Utilization Rule, so you can determine which rule will produce the least amount of placement goals, as a result of detected underutilization.

Change the Utilization Rule – Click the [Change Utilization Rule] button at the bottom of the Factor Weights page. To change the rule for all job groups, select a new Default Rule for This Plan.Plan from the drop-down. Change the rule for only the current Job Group by selecting a new rule under Rule for This Job Group.

To always use the plan’s default rule (recommended), open the Rule for This Job Group drop-downdrop-down, and select: Use Default. To select a specific rule for this group only, select a rule from the drop-down.

Click [Save] to apply any changes that are made.

Run the Best Utilization Rule report

Click [Determine Best Utilization Rule]. Check the boxes for one or more rules to be considered. Click and drag the selected rules into a preferred order for display.

Next, choose to view the report in HTML or PDF

OR

Export the report to Excel, Word, or PDF.

Click [Run Report].