What Is the Simplest Measure of Dispersion

question 31

Multiple Choice

What is the simplest measure of dispersion?

• A) Mode
• B) Standard deviation
• C) Range
• D) Median

Understand the significance of realistic job previews in managing employee expectations and reducing reality shock.

Describe the role of socialization tactics in facilitating organizational socialization and the assumption of organizational roles.

Identify the mechanisms through which newcomers seek information and adapt to new organizational roles.

Differentiate between various socialization tactics and their impacts on socialization outcomes.

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Definitions:

Sub-Saharan Africa

The area of the African continent situated south of the Sahara Desert, characterized by its distinct cultures, languages, and geographic features.

Bantu

A large group of African languages and their speakers, originating from the Niger-Congo region and spreading across much of sub-Saharan Africa.

Social Structure

The organized pattern of social relationships and social institutions that together compose society, influencing behaviors and relationships.

Neolithic

The New Stone Age; a prehistoric period beginning about 10,000 years ago in which peoples possessed stone-based technologies and depended on domesticated crops and/or animals for subsistence.