The Measure of a Star's Brightness Is Called Its___________

question 29

Multiple Choice

The measure of a star's brightness is called its___________ .

• A) magnitude
• B) luminosity
• C) apparent light
• D) both A and B

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Definitions:

National Mean

The average score or value derived from a specific set of data collected across a nation.

Standard Deviation

The statistical metric that calculates the dispersion or spread of data points in a dataset around the average value.

Raw Score

An untreated score before manipulation or processing to make it a standard score, as must be done for all norm-referenced tests. Raw scores alone tell us little, if anything, about how a person has done on a test. We must take an individual’s raw score and do something to it to give it meaning.

Publisher Score

The score provided or established by the entity responsible for creating and distributing a test, indicating a test taker's performance relative to predefined criteria or norms.