A Professional Baseball Scout Uses the Batting Average, On-Base Percentage

question 67

Multiple Choice

A professional baseball scout uses the batting average, on-base percentage, throwing ability, and running speed of amateur baseball players to predict their success as professional baseball players. This strategy is an example of using _____ as a predictor of the likelihood of success.

• A)effect size
• B)multiple correlation
• C)practicality assessment
• D)criterion variable assessment

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