Kai Ranks His Employees on a Scale of 1 to 5

question 60

Multiple Choice

Kai ranks his employees on a scale of 1 to 5. In general most of his employees receive a rating around 3. Kai's actions indicate which of the following performance appraisal problems?

• A) Central tendency
• B) Halo effect
• C) Bias
• D) Appraisal bias
• E) Equal rating tendency

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Definitions:

Judgment Sampling

A nonprobability method of sampling whereby elements are selected for the sample based on the judgment of the person doing the study.

Cluster Sampling

A probability sampling method in which the population is first divided into clusters and then a simple random sample of the clusters is taken.

Simple Random Sampling

A sampling method where each member of the population has an equal chance of being selected, ensuring unbiased representation.

Stratified Simple Random Sampling

A sampling method that divides a population into smaller groups or strata and then selects random samples from each stratum.