Question 1

Deficiency error would not indicate a failure to __________.

Answer

a) measure some portion of the attribute of interest

b) adequately define the attribute of interest

c) construct a proper measure of the totality of the attribute

d) calculate the standard deviation

Question 2

The correlation coefficient expresses __________.

Answer

a) causality

b) variance

c) strength of the relationship between two variables

d) the range between two variables

Question 3

Which of the following is a true statement?

Answer

a) true score divided by error equals actual score

b) actual score equals true score plus error

c) actual score plus error equals true score

d) true score equals variance plus error

Question 4

Comparing the same supervisor''s rating of an employee''s performance at T1 to T2 is a method for assessing ______ reliability.

Answer

a) intrarater

b) fixed-point

c) test-retest

d) interrater

Question 5

Validity of a measure is best defined as _________.

Answer

a) the upper limit of reliability

b) the degree to which scores reflect the attribute that the measure is intended to measure

c) the lower limit of reliability

d) the consistency of measurement

Heneman, H. G., Judge, T. A., & Kammeyer-Mueller, J. D. (2012). Staffing organizations (7th ed.). Middleton, WI: Mendota House.