Decision Theory Is Used to Determine a Test's Utility for Hiring

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Multiple Choice

Decision theory is used to determine a test's utility for hiring employees who need to have high attention to detail to be successful on the job.In this context,to what does the term hit rate refer?

• A) the proportion of people the test accurately identified as having this characteristic
• B) the proportion of people the test failed to identify as having this characteristic
• C) the number of people the test incorrectly identified as having this characteristic
• D) the number of people having this characteristic that the test did not identify

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