Management and Organizational Studies 3384A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Observational Error, Extraversion And Introversion, Inter-Rater Reliability
9 Dec 2016
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How the respondent can use the results and the purpose of the test are both unclear. Some say everyone gets the same report no matter how they respond. Doing so on a large scale- asking for trouble the recruitment and selection process. An employer"s goal is to hire an applicant who possesses the knowledge, skills, abilities,or other attributes (ksaos) required to perform the job. Lots of managers depend on interviews and intuition. Constructs: an idea or concept constructed or invoked to explain relationships between observations. Variables: refers to how someone or something varies on the construct of interest. Statement: differences in cognitive ability predict success on the job . Reliability: the degree to which observed scores are free from random measurement error; an indication of stability or dependability of a set of measurements over repeated applications of measurement procedure. Classical measurement model: assumes that an observed score (x) is a combination of a true score and an error score.
