The Test Makers Group Is Constructing a New Test to Be

question 39

Multiple Choice

The Test Makers Group is constructing a new test to be standardized. They have decided to draw their sample where they proportionately take into account, in the group on which they try out the test, all of the characteristics that might be relevant to the scores that people receive. What kind of sample is Test Makers Group using?

• A) stratified random
• B) representative
• C) actual
• D) random

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