Dr a and Dr

question 97

Multiple Choice

Dr. A and Dr. B are studying the effects of war on posttraumatic stress disorder. They both administer the same interview to the same soldiers returning from war. Which of the following psychometric test properties is being addressed in this example?

• A) Test-retest reliability
• B) Interrater agreement
• C) Referent reliability
• D) Normative agreement

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Definitions:

Age-Specific Mortality Rate

The death rate within a specific age group in a population during a certain time period.

Disease X

A placeholder name given by the World Health Organization to represent a hypothetical, unknown pathogen that could cause a future epidemic.

Younger Than 65

A demographic criterion often used in research and healthcare to define a population segment that does not fall into the senior age group, typically below the age of 65.

Crude Death Rate

A measurement of the number of deaths per 1,000 individuals per year in a given population, reflecting overall mortality.