Psychologists Distinguish Between Criterion-Referenced and Norm-Referenced Assessment Scores

question 8

Essay

Psychologists distinguish between criterion-referenced and norm-referenced assessment scores.
a. Explain the difference between these two types of scores.
b. Describe a situation in which criterion-referenced scores would clearly be more appropriate,and why.
c. Describe a situation in which norm-referenced scores would clearly be more appropriate,and why.

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Definitions:

Variation

Variation refers to the differences or deviations among individuals or objects in a particular characteristic, within a population, species, or set of data.

Slope Coefficient

A parameter in a linear regression model that quantifies the change in the response variable for a one-unit change in the predictor variable.

Sample to Sample

Variation in statistics, refers to the differences observed between various samples drawn from the same population due to randomness.

Scatterplot

A graphical representation that uses dots to represent the values obtained for two different variables, illustrating the possible relationship between them.