If we wanted to predict job performance using the results of a personality test and an intelligence test, which of the following statistical techniques would be best to use?
A) coefficient of determination
B) linear regression
C) multiple regression
D) correlation

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Multiple regression would be the best statistical technique to use in order to predict job performance based on multiple predictor variables, such as personality test scores and intelligence test scores. It allows us to assess the unique contribution of each variable to the prediction of job performance, while controlling for the influence of the other variables. Correlation, coefficient of determination, and linear regression may also be useful in examining the relationship between job performance and each individual predictor variable, but they do not allow for the simultaneous consideration of multiple predictor variables.

If We Wanted to Predict Job Performance Using the Results