If a Supervisor Suspects That a Subordinate Has a Severe

question 49

Multiple Choice

If a supervisor suspects that a subordinate has a severe drinking problem,the action to be avoided is:

• A) carefully documenting evidence of declining performance.
• B) confronting the employee with proof that his or her performance is deficient.
• C) confronting the employee with his or her alcoholism during the first meeting and threatening dismissal if the employee does not seek help.
• D) assuring the employee that help is available without any penalty.

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Definitions:

False Null Hypothesis

A hypothetical error that occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected.

Type II Error

The statistical error that occurs when a test fails to reject a false null hypothesis, also known as a "false negative."

Sample Size

Refers to the number of observations or data points collected in a sample from a population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Level of Significance

The threshold chosen by the researcher which determines the probability at which the null hypothesis will be rejected, often denoted by alpha (α).