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Management · Q191

HRM (Human Resource Management)

Graduate and Post Graduate · Management · question 191

Q191

The extent to which an employment selection test provides consistent results is known as:

A.
Reliability
Answer
B.
Dependability
C.
Consistency
D.
Trustworthiness

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The extent to which an employment selection test provides consistent results is known as Reliability. Reliability means that the selection methods, tests and ensuing results are consistent and do not vary with time, place or different subjects”. Or as Cowling puts it: “Reliability is a measure of the consistency with which a predictor continues to predict performance with the same degree of success”.