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    • Salary allocation fairness is often assessed using statistical methods.
    • A key principle is equal pay for equal merit across demographic groups.
    • Complete merit data is frequently unavailable, potentially biasing analyses.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To establish theoretical, nonparametric conditions for valid salary fairness inferences.
    • To differentiate between fairness concerning true merit and observed merit.
    • To review and illustrate latent variable models for salary equity studies.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of theoretical, nonparametric conditions for fairness inference.
    • Definition of two distinct types of fairness: true merit vs. observed merit.
    • Review and application of latent variable models as parametric special cases.

    Main Results:

    • Identified conditions under which observed merit data can support fairness inferences.
    • Demonstrated the specification of latent variable models as structural models with latent means.
    • Illustrated model application using real-world salary data.

    Conclusions:

    • Inferences about salary fairness are possible even with imperfect merit measures.
    • Distinguishing between true and observed merit is crucial for accurate assessments.
    • The proposed conditions and models offer a framework for empirical salary equity studies.