If You Are Evaluating the Usefulness of a Given Predictor

question 31

Multiple Choice

If you are evaluating the usefulness of a given predictor in predicting job success, and you are interested in the value the predictor adds to the prediction of job success, you want to know the predictor's ________.

• A) validity coefficient
• B) practical significance
• C) sign
• D) statistical significance

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