If Scores on Ability Tests a and B Are Negatively

question 63

Multiple Choice

If scores on ability tests A and B are negatively correlated, this usually means that

• A) scores on one of the tests are reported as errors
• B) abilities measured by the two tests are unrelated
• C) a high score on one test is associated with a low score on other
• D) all of the above

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