Just How Accurate Are the Weather Forecasts We Hear Every

question 65

Multiple Choice

Just how accurate are the weather forecasts we hear every day? The table below compares the daily forecast with a city's actual weather for a year. $\begin{array}{|l|cc|}&\text { Actual Weather }\\\hline \text {forecast }& \text { Rain } & \text { No rain } \\\hline \text { Rain } & 28 & 55 \\\text { No rain } & 11 & 271 \\\hline\end{array}$ What percent of the time was the forecast correct?

• A)74.2%
• B)7.7%
• C)81.9%
• D)77.3%
• E)18.1%

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Definitions:

Realistic Job Preview

A recruitment tool that provides potential applicants with a true representation of the responsibilities and conditions of a job.

Indexation

A method of estimating future employment needs by matching employment growth with a selected index, such as the ratio of production employees to sales.

Underutilization

A condition that exists when a department or employer has a lesser proportion of members of a protected class than are found in the employer’s labour market.

Extrapolation

Extending past rates of change into the future.