Since the PAI Requires Test Takers to Provide Ratings on a Response

question 46

Multiple Choice

Since the PAI requires test takers to provide ratings on a response scale that has four options--False, Not at all true, Slightly true, Mainly true, and Very true--the appropriate formula for estimating internal consistency is ______.

• A) Spearman Brown
• B) KR-20
• C) product moment correlation
• D) coefficient alpha

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