Exam 9: Making the Selection Decision

In Maple Leaf Electronics,three managers interview all applicants and a referee gives an additional rating.The company gives 75% weight to the interview score and 25% weight to the referee's rating and an overall score is calculated.This approach is best thought of as which approach?

In Saskatoon Central Library,all job applicants have to take two tests: a cognitive ability test and an interpersonal skills test.They also have to undergo a structured panel interview.In both the tests,an applicant must get at least 70%,and in the interview,at least 75%.This is an example of which selection decision approach?

Multiple regression technique of combining predictors is best thought of as which approach?

Applicants who did not score well on a predictor and hence were not predicted to be successful on the job but who,in fact,turned out to be successful fall into quadrant(s)which are referred to as:

In a non-linear regression model,a unit increase in the predictor score will result in a unit increase in the predicted performance.

When using a regression equation,even candidates who have different scores on various predictors can come out with identical predicted job performance.

If Y(the overall score)= 10+ 2 X1 + 4 X2 where X1 is the test score and X2 is the interview score,then an applicant who received 60% on the test and 70% on the interview will be predicted to have a job performance rating of 400.

Scores for well-designed,structured interviews are best thought of as objective predictors.

If Maple Leaf Electronics considers the profiles of its top three salespeople and uses the information to identify predictor score cut-offs for new hires,it is using a multiple hurdle approach.

Correlation approach is a popular method of profile matching.

In Maple Leaf Electronics,all applicants for customer service representative jobs must take a sales aptitude test where they must receive at least 70% before being called for interviews.In the first panel interview,each applicant must receive at least 80% before being asked for a final interview.This selection decision process employs which approach?

A "false-negative" is an applicant for whom success was predicted but who did not end up being successful when hired.

The Angoff Method is popular for combining predictor scores.

When objective and subjective predictor scores are combined mechanically,it is known as which approach?

In a mechanical composite approach,objective and subjective data about applicants are combined using computers.

In Maple Leaf Shoes Company,all job applicants for a salesperson's job are asked to take two tests: a sales aptitude test and a cognitive aptitude test.The immediate supervisors look at the applicants' scores in the two tests and make a choice based on who appears most promising.The supervisors have the final say in the selection,and different supervisors who look at identical data end up choosing different applicants.This is best thought of as which approach?

A key statistic employed when determining cut-off score is the:

Which of the following can be a potential problem with profile matching?

When objective and subjective predictor scores are combined judgmentally,it is known as which approach?

Why do people tend to overestimate the probability that two events will occur together?