If an Item Characteristic Curve Has a Steep Upward Slope

question 5

Multiple Choice

If an Item Characteristic Curve has a steep upward slope, this indicates that

• A) there is a weak relationship between test scores and responses to the particular item illustrated in the graph
• B) an item has negative discriminating power
• C) people who did well on the test are less likely to do well on this particular item
• D) people who did well on the test are much more likely to answer the item correctly

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