South Carolina Is Facing Budget Cuts

question 190

Multiple Choice

South Carolina is facing budget cuts. The number of employees needs to be reduced over the next three years at all state agencies. The state decides to stop hiring new employees to fill vacated positions to comply with budgetary constraints. This approach is called

• A) attrition.
• B) natural turnover.
• C) layoffs.
• D) passive firing.
• E) downsizing.

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Definitions:

Measure of Equivalence

A measure of equivalence assesses the consistency of outcomes across different versions of the same measurement tool or test.

Measure of Agreement

A statistical method used to quantify the level of agreement or concordance between two or more raters or measurement instruments.

Interrater Reliability

A measure of consistency among different observers or raters in their evaluations, ensuring that assessments are reliable and not significantly varied.

Interrater Reliability

The degree of agreement among different observers or raters measuring the same phenomenon to ensure consistency across measurements.