While Performing a Job Evaluation for a Nursing Home, Brad

question 18

Multiple Choice

While performing a job evaluation for a nursing home, Brad compared two jobs to a benchmark job. He found that the job of nurses' aide required a high level of physical effort, a moderate level of responsibility, and a low level of skill. By comparison, the job of occupational therapist had a low level of physical effort, but a high level of both responsibility and skill. Therefore, occupational therapists are paid more. Brad is using the ____ job evaluation technique.

• A) job- ranking
• B) classification system
• C) regression-based system
• D) job analysis
• E) factor comparison

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Definitions:

Y-intercept

The Y-intercept of a linear equation is the point where the line crosses the Y-axis on a graph, representing the value of the dependent variable when the independent variable is zero.

Correlation

A statistical measure that expresses the extent to which two variables change together, indicating the strength and direction of their relationship.

Criterion Variable

Another term for the dependent variable, emphasizing its role as the outcome variable that is predicted or explained in a study.

Regression

A statistical method used to estimate the relationships among variables, typically to forecast a dependent variable based on one or more independent variables.