An HR Manager Is Developing a Test for Hiring New

question 36

Multiple Choice

An HR manager is developing a test for hiring new employees.She plans to give current employees the new test and then correlate their scores with the performance records that are currently in their personnel files.Her method for collecting data can be best characterized as a(n)

• A)predictive design.
• B)criterion design.
• C)concurrent design.
• D)experimental design.

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Definitions:

Contingency Table

A data table that displays the frequency distribution of the variables.

Expected Frequency

In statistics, the predicted count of occurrences in a category of a contingency table based on probabilities derived from a theoretical distribution.

Sample Size

The number of observations or replicates included in a statistical sample, influencing the study's precision and conclusions.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or relationship between variables, serving as the default position that indicates no effect or change.