The Most Significant Measure of the Effectiveness of an Employee

question 166

Multiple Choice

The most significant measure of the effectiveness of an employee training program involves:

• A)determining if performance improvement was a result of the training or some other factor.
• B)determining if supervisors liked the program.
• C)determining if employees liked the program.
• D)determining the training costs per employee in attendance.

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Definitions:

Simple Linear Regression

A statistical method for estimating the relationship between two quantitative variables, allowing predictions of one variable given the other.

True Correlation

The actual degree of a linear relationship between two variables, excluding any error or distortion.

Linear Relationship

A type of correlation where there is a constant change rate between two variables, indicative of a straight line when graphed.

Confidence Interval Estimate

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter.