What Is the Essential Difference Between a Situational Interview (SI)

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Multiple Choice

What is the essential difference between a Situational Interview (SI) and a Behavioural Description Interview (BDI) ?

• A) SIs, but not BDIs, tend to be good predictors of job performance.
• B) BDIs, but not SIs, tend to be good predictors of job performance.
• C) SIs involve asking applicants what they would do in hypothetical situations.
• D) BDIs involve asking applicants about their future job behaviours.

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Definitions:

Cluster Samples

A sampling technique where the population is divided into groups (clusters) and a random sample of these clusters is selected to represent the whole population.

Sampling Error

Sampling error describes the difference between a sample statistic used to estimate a population parameter and the actual but unknown value of the parameter.

Sampling Error

The difference between a sample statistic used to estimate a population parameter and the actual but unknown value of the parameter.

Sample

A subset of elements chosen from a larger set (population), typically used to infer properties about the population.