An I/O Psychologist Finds That 20% of the Variance in a Criterion

question 60

Multiple Choice

An I/O psychologist finds that 20% of the variance in a criterion is accounted for by the predictor. This value represents the:

• A)validity coefficient.
• B)validity correlation.
• C)coefficient of determination.
• D)criteria coefficient.

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