Organization C Has Developed a New Selection System

question 16

Multiple Choice

Organization C has developed a new selection system. The company is interested in determining if the system predicts performance on the job, so Organization C gave the selection tests to 100 existing employees. 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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