Concurrent Validation Differs from Predictive Validation in That Concurrent Validation

question 91

Multiple Choice

Concurrent validation differs from predictive validation in that concurrent validation involves:

• A)collecting data from job incumbents.
• B)computing a validity coefficient between the predictor and criterion score.
• C)measuring predictors and criteria at two different times.
• D)higher costs associated with administering and developing the tests.

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