Karen's performance appraisal provided almost identical results when six different managers evaluated her performance.Which conclusion could you make about the performance appraisal process experienced by Karen?
A) It appears to be reliable; however,no conclusions can be made about its validity.
B) It appears to be reliable; hence,is it also valid.
C) Issues of central tendency need to be addressed.
D) It appears to be a very effective process.

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The fact that Karen's performance appraisal provided almost identical results when six different managers evaluated her performance suggests that the process is reliable, i.e., it yields consistent results. However, no conclusions can be made about its validity, i.e., whether it actually measures what it intends to measure, without further information.

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