A Split-Half Reliability Overestimates Actual Reliability

question 41

True/False

A split-half reliability overestimates actual reliability.Therefore, a special formula, the Spearman-Brown prophecy formula, is used to make the correction.

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Definitions:

Plasmolyzed

A condition in plant cells in which the plasma membrane pulls away from the cell wall due to the loss of water through osmosis.

Central Vacuole

A large vacuole found in the center of most plant cells, involved in storage and the regulation of cell volume and pressure.

Plasmolysis

The process in which cells lose water in a hypertonic solution, causing the cell membrane to detach from the cell wall.

Crenation

The shrinking of cells in a hypertonic solution due to loss of water through osmosis.