When HR Specialists State That a New Predictor "Adds Value

question 14

Multiple Choice

When HR specialists state that a new predictor "adds value" to the prediction of job success, they mean that ________.

• A) the predictor provides economic benefit to prediction
• B) the predictor has a high validity coefficient
• C) the predictor adds to the prediction of job success over and beyond the forecasting powers of current predictors
• D) the predictor is highly correlated with other predictors, thus increasing efficiency

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