____ involves examining past personnel data to determine historical relationships among the number of employees in various jobs or job categories.
A) Job analysis
B) Personnel ratios
C) Productivity ratios
D) Regression analysis

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In a particular statistical method used to forecast human resource needs, past personnel data are examined to determine historical relationships among the number of employees in various jobs or job categories. Regression analysis or productivity ratios are then used to project either total or key group human resource requirements, and personnel ratios are used to allocate total requirements to various job categories or to estimate requirements for nonkey groups.

____ Involves Examining Past Personnel Data to Determine Historical Relationships