HR Competencies: Critical Evaluation Competency Flashcards
Average score or value.
Mean
Data-sorting technique in which group members add related ideas and indicate logical connections, eventually grouping similar ideas.
Mind mapping
Technique in which participants each suggest ideas through a series of rounds and then discuss the items, eliminate redundancies and irrelevancies, and agree on the importance of the remaining items.
Nominal group technique (NGT)
Data-sorting technique in which a group categorizes and subcategorizes data until relationships are clearly drawn.
Affinity diagramming
Distance of any data point from the center of a distribution when data is distributed in a “normal” or expected pattern.
Standard deviation
Statistical method that examines data from different points in time to determine if a variance is an isolated event or if it is part of a longer trend.
Trend analysis
Statistical method for identifying the degree of difference between planned and actual performance or outcomes.
Variance analysis
Extent to which a measurement instrument measures what it is intended to measure.
Validity
Technique that progressively collects information from a group of anonymous respondents.
Delphi technique
Type of analysis that starts with a result and then works backward to identify fundamental cause.
Root-cause analysis
Middle value in a range of values.
Median
Small group of invited persons (typically six to twelve) who actively participate in a structured discussion, led by a facilitator, for the purpose of eliciting their input.
Focus group
Comparing the sizes of two variables to produce an index or percentage; commonly used to analyze financial statements.
Ratio analysis
Value that occurs most frequently in a set of data.
Mode
Statistical method used to test the possible effects of altering the details of a strategy to see if the likely outcome can be improved.
Scenario/what-if analysis
