John, the supervisor of the manufacturing department, is in the process of evaluating his staff's performance. He has determined that 15% of the group will be identified as high performers, 20% as above average performers, 30% as average performers, 20% as below average performers, and 15% as poor performers. John is using a ________ method.
A) graphic rating scale
B) constant sum ranking scale
C) forced distribution
D) alternation ranking

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John is using a forced distribution method to evaluate his staff's performance. This method requires the rater to distribute employees into predetermined categories based on their performance, rather than ranking them in a continuous order. In this case, John has predetermined that 15% of the group will be identified as high performers, 20% as above average performers, 30% as average performers, 20% as below average performers, and 15% as poor performers, and must place each employee into one of these categories.

John, the Supervisor of the Manufacturing Department, Is in the Process