Monica Is Completing Performance Evaluations for Her Employees

question 28

Multiple Choice

Monica is completing performance evaluations for her employees. She is set to evaluate Tom's performance. He has performed average throughout the evaluation period. All of the employees she has evaluated today were poor performers. Under the contrast effect, Monica is likely to evaluate Tom's performance as ______.

• A) very poor
• B) very high
• C) average
• D) poor

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Definitions:

Mean Squares

A statistic used in variance analysis that represents the average of squared deviations, often used in the context of ANOVA.

F Test Statistic

Used in analysis of variance (ANOVA) to compare the variances of two populations, based on sample data.

F-Test

A statistical test used to compare the variances of two populations and determine if they are significantly different.

Randomized Block Design

An experimental design in which units are blocked into groups sharing similar characteristics to reduce variability, with each block then randomly assigned to treatments.