A Local Swimming Pool Does Not Use Any Selection Tests

question 94

Multiple Choice

A local swimming pool does not use any selection tests. Forty percent of the lifeguards employed at this swimming pool are identified as being successful at the job. This percentage represents the:

• A)base rate.
• B)selection ratio.
• C)validity ratio.
• D)Taylor-Russell index.

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A German sociologist, economist, and political theorist renowned for his theories on the structure of society, including bureaucracy and social stratification.

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