An applicant for a job with the U.S.Postal Service scores in the bottom 5% of all applicants on a test that measures the ability to sort mail.This is an example of
A) norm-referenced testing.
B) criterion-referenced testing.
C) stress testing.
D) an individual who may one day "go postal."

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This is an example of norm-referenced testing because the applicant's score is being compared to the scores of all other applicants who have taken this test. The fact that they scored in the bottom 5% is based on how they performed relative to others, rather than meeting a predetermined standard or criterion.

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