Suppose You Are Consulting for a Company That Uses a Test

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Essay

Suppose you are consulting for a company that uses a test to predict how successful job applicants might be on the job.  The test is being challenged in the courts.  Discuss the types of evidence you would use to defend the test.

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Definitions:

Pressure

The force exerted by a substance per unit area on another substance or on a surface, measured in units such as Pascals.

Ventricular Repolarization

The process by which the heart's ventricles return to their resting state after contraction, indicated by the T-wave in an ECG.

ECG

Electrocardiogram, a test that records the electrical activity of the heart to detect heart problems.

T Wave

A feature on an electrocardiogram (ECG) representing the repolarization of the ventricles of the heart.