A Method for Assessing the Overall Reliability of a Test

question 11

Multiple Choice

A method for assessing the overall reliability of a test by splitting it into all possible halves is called the

• A) point biserial
• B) discrimination index (DI)
• C) vix formula 44
• D) Kuder-Richardson formula (KR21)

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