"When deciding whom to hire, the Slowchip Computer Company uses scores on a cognitive ability test and a motivation test to forecast performance, and hires the applicants with the highest predicted performance. This is a approach."

This is a multiple regression approach.

Explanation:

Multiple regression is used to show how two or more independent (explanatory) variables predict the response of a dependent variable. In this case, the dependent variable is the applicants' performance. The explanatory variables are their scores on the cognitive ability test and the motivation test. The company is trying to predict the response (performance) by analyzing their scores (independent variable).

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