Raj Wanted to Develop a Test That Could Predict Success

question 88

Multiple Choice

Raj wanted to develop a test that could predict success in selling real estate.If Raj used the empirical strategy of test construction that was developed for the original MMPI,what would Raj do?

• A)analyze the skills needed to sell real estate.
• B)test potential items on successful and unsuccessful real estate salespeople.
• C)ask buyers of real estate what they liked and did not like about their salesperson.
• D)observe successful real estate salespeople "in action."

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean.

Average Donation

The mean amount given by donors, calculated by dividing the total amount of donations by the number of donors.

Dispersed Distribution

Refers to how spread out or scattered the data points are within a distribution.

Weighted Mean

An average in which each quantity to be averaged is assigned a weight, reflecting its importance or frequency.