Marcia knew the importance of testing candidates before hiring them,but 40% 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 refers to if the test is measuring what it is supposed to measure (in this case, job performance). The fact that 40% of those who passed the test did not perform well on the job suggests that the test is not valid for predicting job performance.

Marcia Knew the Importance of Testing Candidates Before Hiring Them,but