An Applicant Who Is Not Hired but Who Would Have

question 66

Multiple Choice

An applicant who is not hired but who would have performed successfully if hired is a ________.

• A) true positive
• B) false positive
• C) true negative
• D) false negative

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Definitions:

Mode

The value that appears most frequently in a data set, representing the highest peak in a distribution.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, set forth as a starting point for further investigation through experimentation or observation.

Central Tendency

A statistical measure that identifies a single value as representative of the middle of a dataset, often the mean, median, or mode.

Bimodal Distributions

Probability distributions with two different modes or peaks, reflecting two dominant values in a dataset.