Many Firms Use On-The-Job Training to Teach Their Employees Computer

question 32

Multiple Choice

Many firms use on-the-job training to teach their employees computer programming. Suppose you work in the personnel department of a firm that just finished training a group of its employees
To program, and you have been requested to review the performance of one of the trainees on the final test that was given to all trainees. The mean of the test scores is 70. Additional information indicated that the median of the test scores was 80. What type of distribution most likely describes the shape of the test scores?

• A) symmetric
• B) unable to determine with the information given
• C) skewed to the left
• D) skewed to the right

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Definitions:

Branches

The divisions or subdivisions of a field or subject, such as the various branches of science or knowledge.

Neurons

Specialized cells of the nervous system that transmit signals between different parts of the body.

Metabolic Activity

The biochemical processes that occur within living organisms to maintain life, including the conversion of food to energy and elimination of waste products.

Myelin

A fatty substance that surrounds and insulates the axons of many neurons, improving the speed at which electrical impulses propagate along the nerve cells.