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What are the two most basic ways to combine information in making staffing decisions?
What are the two most basic ways to combine information in making staffing decisions?
- Judgmental and structured decision-making
- Clinical and statistical decision-making (correct)
- Intuitive and mechanical decision-making
- Clinical and behavioral decision-making
What is the nature of clinical decision-making in staffing decisions?
What is the nature of clinical decision-making in staffing decisions?
- Based on structured interviews only
- Reliable and consistent
- Purely objective and data-driven
- Mostly subjective and judgmental (correct)
How are predictions about the likely future performance of a candidate made in clinical decision-making?
How are predictions about the likely future performance of a candidate made in clinical decision-making?
- Subjectively by combining a set of impressions (correct)
- Based on structured assessments only
- Objectively using statistical models
- By relying solely on past performance
Why are clinical or intuitive decisions often regarded as unreliable and idiosyncratic?
Why are clinical or intuitive decisions often regarded as unreliable and idiosyncratic?
How is information weighted in clinical decision-making?
How is information weighted in clinical decision-making?
What technique is mentioned as an example of how multiple pieces of information are examined in clinical decision-making?
What technique is mentioned as an example of how multiple pieces of information are examined in clinical decision-making?
What is a common criticism of clinical or intuitive decisions?
What is a common criticism of clinical or intuitive decisions?
What is the primary reason for the unreliability of clinical or intuitive decisions?
What is the primary reason for the unreliability of clinical or intuitive decisions?
What is the main drawback of clinical decision-making according to the text?
What is the main drawback of clinical decision-making according to the text?
What is the nature of statistical decision-making in staffing decisions?
What is the nature of statistical decision-making in staffing decisions?
How are data collected and combined in statistical decision-making?
How are data collected and combined in statistical decision-making?
What is a distinguishing factor of statistical decision-making compared to clinical decision-making?
What is a distinguishing factor of statistical decision-making compared to clinical decision-making?
What is the primary reason for the unreliability of clinical or intuitive decisions in staffing?
What is the primary reason for the unreliability of clinical or intuitive decisions in staffing?
What technique is mentioned as an example of how multiple pieces of information are examined in clinical decision-making?
What technique is mentioned as an example of how multiple pieces of information are examined in clinical decision-making?
What is the nature of statistical decision-making in staffing decisions?
What is the nature of statistical decision-making in staffing decisions?
What is the main drawback of clinical decision-making according to the text?
What is the main drawback of clinical decision-making according to the text?
Why are clinical or intuitive decisions often regarded as unreliable and idiosyncratic?
Why are clinical or intuitive decisions often regarded as unreliable and idiosyncratic?
What are the two most basic ways to combine information in making staffing decisions?
What are the two most basic ways to combine information in making staffing decisions?
How is information weighted in clinical decision-making?
How is information weighted in clinical decision-making?
What is a distinguishing factor of statistical decision-making compared to clinical decision-making?
What is a distinguishing factor of statistical decision-making compared to clinical decision-making?
What is the nature of clinical decision-making in staffing decisions?
What is the nature of clinical decision-making in staffing decisions?
What is a common criticism of clinical or intuitive decisions?
What is a common criticism of clinical or intuitive decisions?
How are data collected and combined in statistical decision-making?
How are data collected and combined in statistical decision-making?
How are predictions about the likely future performance of a candidate made in clinical decision-making?
How are predictions about the likely future performance of a candidate made in clinical decision-making?
