In examination of the decision accuracy of a selection battery, the number of applicants who were not hired, and who would have performed poorly if they had been, are known as:

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Applicants who were not hired but would have performed poorly are called correct rejections. False positives refer to applicants who were hired but perform poorly, false alarms refer to cases where the selection battery identifies an applicant as being high-performing but they do not perform well, and misses refer to cases where an applicant who would have performed well is not hired.

In Examination of the Decision Accuracy of a Selection Battery