According to Classical Measurement Theory, Every Observation of a Variable

question 32

Multiple Choice

According to classical measurement theory, every observation of a variable can be divided into two components. They are

• A) true score and error .
• B) categorical and continuous measurement.
• C) observed score and error.
• D) qualitative and quantitative measurement.

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