SHRM Analysis 2

Question 1

An HR analyst notices that voluntary turnover spikes every March. Which analytical approach best identifies the root cause?

Accepted Answer

Exit interview sentiment analysis correlated with seasonal compensation reviews

Answer

Correlating exit interview data with compensation review timing reveals whether pay dissatisfaction drives the March turnover spike.

Question 2

When building a workforce planning model, which metric is most useful for forecasting internal labor supply?

Accepted Answer

Markov chain transition probabilities by role

Answer

Markov chain models use historical movement rates between roles to project how many employees will remain, promote, transfer, or leave.

Question 3

A company's HR scorecard shows high employee engagement but increasing absenteeism. What should the analyst investigate first?

Accepted Answer

Whether the engagement survey instrument is valid and reliable

Answer

A contradiction between high engagement and high absenteeism often signals a measurement problem with the survey itself before assuming a behavioral issue.

Question 4

Which statistical measure best describes the spread of salary data within a pay grade?

Accepted Answer

Standard deviation

Answer

Standard deviation quantifies how widely individual salaries vary around the average within a pay grade, indicating compression or spread.

Question 5

An HR team wants to determine whether a new leadership development program caused an increase in promotion rates. Which design provides the strongest causal evidence?

Accepted Answer

Quasi-experimental design with a matched control group

Answer

A quasi-experimental design with a matched control group controls for confounding variables, providing stronger evidence of causality than pre/post or benchmark approaches.

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SHRM - Society for Human Resource Management Practice Test

SHRM Analysis 2