Marcia knew the importance of testing candidates before hiring them, but 40 percent of the employees who successfully passed the employment test later performed poorly on the job. Marcia's employment test lacked
A) applicability.
B) interpretability.
C) reliability.
D) validity.

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The employment test lacked validity, which means that it did not accurately measure the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job. This is evidenced by the fact that 40 percent of the employees who passed the test later performed poorly on the job. Reliability (consistency of results) is also important in testing, but it is not necessarily the reason why the test failed to predict job performance. Applicability (suitability of the test for the job) and interpretability (ease of understanding the test results) are also important considerations, but they are not as directly related to the test's ability to predict job performance as validity is.

Marcia Knew the Importance of Testing Candidates Before Hiring Them