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What is test validity? How are selection tests validated?
 
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What problem most likely arises when a company wishes to sell techniques/technology that it has either not yet fully developed or used commercially?
 
  A) A buyer is reluctant to buy what it has not seen, and a seller risks divulging secretive information.
  B) Most governments want to see contract details, which companies feel are proprietary.
  C) It is difficult to develop a rapport between negotiating parties in this type of situation.
  D) Parties can seldom agree on the desired level of quality control.


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Answer: Test validity answers the question Does this test measure what it's supposed to measure? Put another way, validity refers to the correctness of the inferences that we can make based on the test. With employee selection tests, validity often refers to evidence that the test is job relatedin other words, that performance on the test is a valid predictor of job performance. Selection tests are validated by a five step process: analyze the job, choose the tests, administer the test, relate test scores to criteria, and revalidate the test.

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