Exam 7: Measurement

When predictor and criterion scores have been obtained, the predictor can be considered valid if __________.

Research shows that when an attribute is measured by both objective and subjective means, there is often relatively low agreement between scores from the two types of measures.

A rank ordering of five job candidates in terms of overall qualification for the job is an example of an ordinal scale.

The larger the correlation coefficient, _________.

According to the Uniform Guidelines for Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP), comparisons of selection rates among groups should be based on the 70% rule.

Which of the following statements about measurement is not correct?

To achieve standardization the content of job application tests should be the same for all applicants.

If all the members of a panel interview reach the same conclusion regarding a person who is being interviewed, it could be said that the interview ratings are reliable.

The correlation coefficient does not measure the change in one variable caused by another variable.

The variability of a measure is best captured by the _____________.

Organizations that collect assessment data need to attend to professional standards that govern their use.

A correlation score of minus one between two sets of scores indicates an exceptionally low association or relationship between the two sets.

Validity of a measure is best defined as ________.

If scores are classified as "low", "medium", and high", the scale of measurement is nominal.

Which of the following is not part of the process of measurement?

Even when measurement error is present, true scores can be measured with perfect precision.

Content validation is most appropriate when ____________.

If an attribute of job performance is "planning and setting work priorities," and the raters fail to rate people on that dimension during their performance appraisal, then the performance measure is contaminated.

The proper test to determine that a given sample correlation is statistically significant as an estimate of a correlation in a population is the __________.

When developing measures, it is a good idea to give each rater some license to interpret the meaning of scores as fits the specific situation.