Sawyer has $5$ employees $($Darcy$,$ Lexi, Sean, Tom, Colleen$)$ in his department, and HR has asked him to compare the general overall performance of each one to each other one and tally the number of higher outcomes. The higher rated employee is noted by the letter of their name in the grid. Sawyer produces the following grid;

Lexi Sean Tom Colleen Ranked higher

Darcy D D D D $4$

Lexi L L L $3$

Sean S S $2$

Tom T $1$

Colleen $0$

This method of performance appraisal is called $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_,$ and in this example, the highest ranked person was $\_\_\_$ and the lowest was $\_\_\_\_.$

Group of answer choices

alternation ranking $/$ Darcy $/$ Colleen

straight ranking $/$ Darcy $/$ Tom

paired comparison $/$ Darcy $/$ Colleen

paired $-$ comparison $/$ Darcy $/$ Tom