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WorldatWork C3E - Quantitative Principles in Compensation Management

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Total 54 questions

A survey shows the average pay for senior accounting clerks is 1,570/mth. Your midpoint for senior-accounting clerks is 1,670 and the average actual pay is 1,550. What is your compa-ratio for accounting clerks? What is your market index?

A.

.928 compa, .987 market

B.

.928 compa, 1.064 market

C.

.987 compa, 1.064 market

D.

.987 compa, 1.013 market

At 10% investment return, what would be in the same employee's account including investment earnings at the end of the year?

A.

2,160

B.

4,400

C.

5,940

D.

8,640

Why do compensation professionals collect & use data?

A.

To support personal agendas

B.

To respond to stock price volatility

C.

To improve changes of making sound decisions

D.

To replace the need for modeling

Market based pay = Intercept + (slope) x (job worth). You have collected data and have quantified your model as follows: y = 15000 + 50x. The value of 15,000 in the model represents which of the following?

A.

The slope of the line

B.

The point where the line of best fit crosses the x-axis corresponding to a y-value of zero

C.

The mean for y

D.

The intercept for the line of best fit

Why do we sample?

A.

Because samples are more accurate than populations

B.

Because of the lack of time and money

C.

Because computers only work with sample data

D.

Because population data are unreliable

A distribution that is skewed with a tail to the left is which of the following?

A.

Positively skewed

B.

Symmetric

C.

Negatively skewed

D.

Normal

Midpoint for grade 14 is 950, and the max is 1,200. Assuming that the structure is symmetric, what is the range spread? (rounded)

A.

21%

B.

26%

C.

52%

D.

71%

In positively skewed distributions, the mean is usually which of the following?

A.

Larger than the median

B.

Between the median and the mode

C.

Smaller than the median

D.

Equal to the median

What type of regression model does the following equation suggest? y = a + b1x1

A.

Multiple factor regression

B.

Nonlinear regression

C.

Bivariate regression

D.

Curvilinear regression

Suppose your monthly pay is 3,000. The mean for all employees in your grade is 3,500, and the standard deviation is 200. What is your z-score relative to this group of employees?

A.

3.0

B.

2.5

C.

-2.5

D.

-3.0