The Major Weakness of the SAT Lies in Its

question 63

Multiple Choice

The major weakness of the SAT lies in its

• A)poor reliability.
• B)poor predictive power in discriminating students who score in the middle ranges.
• C)lack of separate norms as a function of various demographic variables.
• D)relatively small normative sample.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The value of the next best alternative that is forgone when making a decision.

Hardware Store

A retail business specializing in selling tools, building materials, and supplies for home improvements, repairs, and maintenance projects.

Building Uses

Pertains to the designated purposes or activities for which a building is designed, occupied, or intended to be used.

Economic Profit

The difference between a firm's total revenues and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, representing the additional amount earned by employing resources in their current activity over their next-best alternative.