Suppose you have five employees to rate. You make a chart of all possible pairs of employees for each trait being evaluated. Then, you indicate the better employee of the pair for each pair. Finally, you add up the number of positives for each employee. In this case, you have used the ________ method of performance appraisal.
A) graphic ranking scale
B) alternation ranking
C) paired comparison
D) forced distribution

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The described method is the paired comparison method, where each employee is compared to every other employee on a particular trait, and the better of the pair is identified. This allows for a more objective evaluation of performance, as it is based on direct comparison rather than subjective judgments or a forced distribution curve.

Suppose You Have Five Employees to Rate