Handbook of Organization Measurement
Pay dispersion
construct.pay_dispersion
§1How it’s measured
This is a behavioral construct — an event recorded in HR systems, not a self-report. It is measured as an operational metric with a formula, not a questionnaire; a Likert scale here would be a category error.
Analysis of pay differences across gender, ethnicity, or other protected classes, controlling for role and level.
(average pay of group A - average pay of group B) / average pay of group B · percentage§3The math on what we know
Synthesized priors from the live registry: pooled r, studies (k), total N, top study grade, and heterogeneity. Rows flagged for heterogeneity or single-study evidence are directional, not settled — read them as a central tendency.