Bias Is

question 171

Multiple Choice

Bias is:

• A) an extraneous influence that causes the raw score to deviate from the true score in unpredictable ways.
• B) error that consistently pushes scores in a given direction.
• C) the extent to which a measure will produce the same results each time it is used.
• D) the extent to which a research method measures what it is intended to measure.

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Definitions:

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