In Assessing Cutoff Scores, a "False Negative" Is an Applicant

question 21

True/False

In assessing cutoff scores, a "false negative" is an applicant who is assessed as not likely to succeed, but who would have been successful if hired.

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Definitions:

BIOS

Basic Input/Output System, firmware code embedded on a computer's motherboard that initializes hardware components during the booting process and provides runtime services for operating systems and programs.

POST

Power-On Self Test, a series of diagnostic tests that a computer's firmware runs to check the hardware components and ensure no errors exist before the operating system loads.

Boot Process

The sequence of operations that a computer system performs from the moment it is turned on until it is ready for use, involving hardware and software initialization to load the operating system.

BIOS

Basic Input/Output System, firmware that initializes and tests hardware during the startup process of a computer.