Item Analysis Is Different from the Classical Method of Reliability

question 20

Multiple Choice

Item analysis is different from the classical method of reliability because

• A)a smaller number of items leads to higher reliability in item analysis.
• B)item analysis ignores total score.
• C)item analysis describes results for individual items, whereas reliability describes results for the scale as a whole.
• D)item analysis generally considers the validity of the test.

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