Structural Equation Modeling paths | SEM model 1: For competitive exam participants | SEM model 2: For public organizations/employers | ||
Path coefficient β | p-value | Path coefficient β | p-value | |
Exam guidelines and contents (X4) à General assessment of exam fairness (Yi) | 0.07 | 0.031 | 0.08* | 0.034 |
Requirements of “what-to-do” proposal (X5)à General assessment of exam fairness (Yi) | 0.11 | 0.012 | 0.15* | 0.060 |
Exam Assessment Benchmarks (X6)à General assessment of exam fairness (Yi) | 0.18* | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.029 |
Age (X3) à General assessment of exam fairness (Yi) | 0.35* | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.03 |
Gender (coded as male = 1 and female =0) (X1) à General assessment of exam fairness (Yi) | 0.02* | 0.01 | −0.23 | 0.05 |
Work experience (X2) à General assessment of exam fairness (Yi) | −0.02 | 0.03 | −0.01* | 0.025 |