Measurement in Selection

Which factor of measurement implies that the basis for assigning numbers is clearly specified and is applied consistently

• rule

• attribute

• number

• ability

(a)   represent measures of the employee attributes identified through a job or work analysis as vital in predicting job success.

Which scale of measurement is considered as the simplest form of measurement as one cannot state how members assigned to nominal scale categories differ?

• ordinal scale

• interval scale

• nominal scale

• ratio scale

Which scale of measurement ranks individuals from high to low on some variable of interest.

• nominal scale

• ordinal scale

• interval scale

• ratio scale

Which factors in measurement plays a big role in communicating the degree or magnitude of the assessed attribute.

• rules

• attribute

• ability

• number

Criteria serve as definition of what is meant by employee success on the job.

• True

• False

Ratio scale uses constant unit of measurement affording a meaningful expression of differences with respect to a characteristic.

• True

• False

Ratio scales involves more of psychological measures rather than physical measures.

• True

• False

In the interval scale of measurement, differences between numbers take on meaning.

• True

• False

Which factor of measurement adheres to measuring the physical and psychological attributes rather than measuring the person per se.

• number

• attribute

• rules

• ability