While Selecting a Test to Use in His Private Practice,Kent

question 7

Multiple Choice

While selecting a test to use in his private practice,Kent discovered that a particular test was not very consistent or stable over time.In other words,a test-taker's score varied each time he or she took it.Kent can most likely infer that:

• A)the test is biased
• B)the test has a poor evidence of validity
• C)the test makers did not use an appropriate norming sample
• D)the test has poor evidence of reliability

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Definitions:

Initial Cost

The initial expenditure needed to acquire an asset or initiate a project, encompassing purchase price and any other costs necessary to get the asset ready for use.

Straight-Line Depreciation

A method of depreciating an asset where its cost is reduced equally over its useful life.

Net Present Value

A method used in capital budgeting to evaluate the profitability of an investment, by calculating the difference between its present value of cash inflows and investment cost.

Mutually Exclusive

A situation or decision-making scenario where the acceptance of one option necessarily means the rejection of another.