Ed Took a Civil Service Test and Was Subsequently Hired

question 14

Multiple Choice

Ed took a Civil Service Test and was subsequently hired by the Post Office, where he performed well. The Civil Service Test was used because

• A)it had been shown to be an effective predictor variable
• B)it had been useful as a criterion variable
• C)scores on the test correlated perfectly with IQ
• D)scores on it regressed to the mean

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