Suppose you need 20 machinists and you expect 200 people to apply for the job.Using Thorndike's predicted yield method for establishing cutoff scores, the ____ percentile would be the appropriate cutoff score
A)90th
B)10th
C)20th
D)80th

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Thorndike's predicted yield method suggests setting the cutoff score at the percentile that corresponds to the ratio of the number of positions to the number of applicants. Here, 20 machinists out of 200 applicants is 10%, so the 90th percentile is the appropriate cutoff score.

Suppose You Need 20 Machinists and You Expect 200 People