Question

A survey shows that the probability that an employee gets placed in a suitable job is 0.65. A psychometric test consultant claims that he could help place any employee in a suitable job based on the result of a psychometric test. The test has an accuracy rate of 70%. An employee working in a particular company takes the test. The probability that the employee is in the right job and the test predicts that he is in the wrong job is_______The probability that the employee is in the wrong job and the test predicts that he is in the right job is ________

Answer 1

The probability that the employee is in the right job and the test predicts that he is in the wrong job is_______The probability that the employee is in the wrong job and the test predicts that he is in the right job is ________

1. 30%
2. 35%

Psychometric tests are psychological tests used to measure and identify traits, preferences and other said characteristics that the psychometrician wants to locate.