Define measurement Discuss the numerical outcomes of measure

Define measurement. Discuss the numerical outcomes of measurement, including types of data. What do staffing professionals need to know about measurements? Be certain to discuss any ethical or legal obligations.

Solution

Measurement refers to the technique that is used to assign a number to a particular parameter / indicator / characteristics of an article that is further used to compare with other measured numbers.

For example, measurement of inflation is done as a percentage change in price. Here, inflation is a macroeconomic indicator. Further, current inflation can be compared with the past. Similarly, productivity of an employee is also measure in terms of unit / quality produced in a given time period. Further, it is used to compare with standard productivity level.

Each measurement gives numerical outcome and numerical outcome of measurement varies with the type of measurement and data. For example, measurement of area gives data in square meter or square feet. But, measurement of GDP give the data in terms of Million / Billion or Trillion. Thus, with the change of data types, measurement unit changes. For accuracy and standardization of results, standard units of measurement are fixed and practiced across the globe.

Representation of data figures as a part of measurement can also be done in:

Above representation helps in comparative analysis.

Types of data can also be:

According to the data types, suitable measurement technique is adopted.

Staffing Professionals need to know the suitable measurement technique to measure the performance of employees against the benchmark standards. They should also know the measurement of credentials of potential recruits. It is their ethical obligation to recruit only those who can deliver the best results for the company. It can only be done through proper measurement.

Client Company hires staffing Professionals to bring in capable recruits to the company. Now, it is the moral responsibility of Staffing Professionals to measure the candidates without any bias / prejudice.