Applicants who did not score well on a predictor and hence were not predicted to be successful on the job but who,in fact,turned out to be successful fall into quadrant(s)which are referred to as:
A)true positive
B)false negative
C)true negative
D)false positive
E)B or C depending on the situation

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Applicants who were not predicted to be successful on the job but turned out to be successful fall into the quadrant of false negative. This means that the predictor falsely identified them as not being suitable for the job when they actually were.

Applicants Who Did Not Score Well on a Predictor and Hence