Maxster,Inc

question 18

Multiple Choice

Maxster,Inc.,has a long-standing problem with theft from its warehouses.The director of HR is considering how she can identify applicants who are honest.All of the following are possible steps the director can take EXCEPT

• A) give polygraph tests after conditional job offers are made, since Maxster has legal "cause" because of its history of employee theft.
• B) ask the applicants if they have been convicted of felonies.
• C) have a background checking firm investigate applicants' backgrounds after a conditional job offer is made.
• D) have all applicants take an honesty test after warning them that faking can be detected and will eliminate them from consideration for employment.

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Definitions:

T Distribution

A probability distribution that is used to estimate population parameters when the sample size is small and the population variance is unknown.

T-Test Statistic

A statistical measure used to assess the significance of the difference between the mean values of two groups.

Null Hypothesis

In statistical hypothesis testing, it is the hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default or initial assumption.

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test. It is used to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.