Your Department Is Hiring a New Engineer for the First

question 50

Multiple Choice

Your department is hiring a new engineer for the first time since the company launched several new products. Because the requirements for engineers in your department have changed since last year, you ask the current engineers to document their responsibilities and tasks. Which of the following are you currently engaged in?

• A) writing a job description
• B) performing a job analysis
• C) creating job specifications
• D) performing HRM maintenance

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

An independent variable is the condition or factor that is manipulated by a researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

The element in a study that is anticipated to vary as a result of adjustments made to the independent variable.

Scatterplot

A type of graph that displays values for typically two variables for a set of data using Cartesian coordinates.

Linear

Pertaining to or resembling a line; in mathematics and statistics, a relationship is linear if it can be graphically represented as a straight line.