In Order to Measure the Reliability of a Test, an Investigator

question 47

Multiple Choice

In order to measure the reliability of a test, an investigator determines

• A) whether the test is equally fair to all the people who take it.
• B) whether scores on the test make useful predictions of some other behavior.
• C) whether the items on the test represent the major topics that the test is supposed to cover.
• D) whether the people who score high on the test one time will also score high the next time they take the test.

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Definitions:

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Visible, external acts of verbal or physical hostility towards others.

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School-Age Girls

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