Which Performance Appraisal Tool Is Being Used When a Supervisor

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which performance appraisal tool is being used when a supervisor places predetermined percentages of appraisees into various performance categories?

• A)behaviorally anchored rating scale
• B)graphic ranking scale
• C)alternation ranking
• D)forced distribution

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Definitions:

Spearman Rank

A nonparametric measure of rank correlation that assesses how well the relationship between two variables can be described using a monotonic function.

Ordinal Variables

Variables that represent categories with a natural order or ranking among them, though the intervals between the rankings may not be equal.

Interval Variables

Variables that have measurable distances between values but no true zero point, allowing for the calculation of meaningful differences.

Relationship

A connection or association between two or more variables in a dataset or study.