Organization B is using an interview format that requires a panel of three interviewers. The company has found that about half of the time, the interviewers disagree in their ratings such that some members of the panel give the candidate a high rating, while others give the same candidate a low rating. What is the best way to describe the interview format that Organization B is using?
A) It is not content valid.
B) It is lacking predictive validity.
C) It is not valid.
D) It is not reliable.

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The disagreement among interviewers in their ratings indicates inconsistency in the measurement of candidates' abilities or performance, which is a matter of reliability, not validity. Reliability refers to the consistency of a measure, and in this case, the interview format is not producing consistent results across different raters.

Organization B Is Using an Interview Format That Requires a Panel