Six Months Ago, Organization a Used a New Selection System

question 73

Multiple Choice

Six months ago, Organization A used a new selection system to hire 100 front-line staff members. With six months of performance data in hand, Organization A is interested in determining if its new selection system predicts performance on the job. What is the best way to describe this process?

• A) assessing concurrent validity through a cross-validation study
• B) assessing concurrent validity through a criterion-related validity study
• C) assessing predictive validity through a criterion-related validity study
• D) assessing predictive validity through a cross-validation study

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Definitions:

Institution of Marriage

A socially and legally recognized union between individuals that establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as their children, and their in-laws.

POSSLQ

An acronym for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," used in demographic studies to refer to cohabiting couples who are not legally married.

Cohabitation

The state of living together and having a sexual relationship without being married.

Opposite Sex

A term typically used to describe individuals of the gender different from one's own, often in biological or social contexts.