John, the Supervisor of the Manufacturing Department, Is in the Process

Multiple Choice

John, the supervisor of the manufacturing department, is in the process of evaluating his staff's performance. He has determined that 15% of the group will be identified as high performers, 20% as above average performers, 30% as average performers, 20% as below average performers, and 15% as poor performers. John is using a method.

A) forced distribution
B) alternation ranking
C) constant sum ranking scale
D) graphic rating scale
E) paired comparison