When Test Developers Correlate Test Scores with the Criterion Scores

question 34

Multiple Choice

When test developers correlate test scores with the criterion scores, the resulting number is called the ______.

• A) content coefficient
• B) criterion coefficient
• C) reliability coefficient
• D) validity coefficient

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Definitions:

Seasonal Factor

A variable or coefficient that adjusts data to account for predictable seasonal variations in statistics or business metrics.

Exponential Smoothing

A time series forecasting method for univariate data that averages the data in a way that gives less weight to older observations.

Seasonal Factor

A quantitative adjustment factor applied to economic or statistical data to account for seasonal variations of the data point.