What Is the Primary Disadvantage of Using Concurrent Validation

question 65

Multiple Choice

What is the primary disadvantage of using concurrent validation?

• A) Current employees may not be representative of new applicants.
• B) Current employees have not been employed for a significant time.
• C) New applicants are recent college graduates with limited experience.
• D) Limited correlation exists between high test scores and job performance.
• E) Test batteries have not been administered by professional industrial psychologists.

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Definitions:

Groups

Collections of individuals or items classified together based on common characteristics or attributes.

One-way ANOVA

A statistical method used to compare the means of three or more independent groups to ascertain if there are any statistically significant differences among them.

F-ratio

A statistical measure used in the analysis of variance (ANOVA), calculated by dividing the variance among group means by the variance within the groups.

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, used as a starting point for statistical significance testing.