In Order to Correct for Guessing

question 25

Multiple Choice

In order to correct for guessing

• A)a correction formula can be used.
• B)distractors should be eliminated.
• C)the number of items should be increased.
• D)distractors should be increased.

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Definitions:

Type I Errors

Mistakes made by falsely rejecting the null hypothesis when it is in fact true; also known as false positives.

Familywise Error

The overall likelihood that a Type I error (incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis) will occur across a set of related hypotheses.

Type I Error

Error that occurs when the null hypothesis is true but the decision is made to reject the null hypothesis.

Probability

Likelihood of occurrence of a particular outcome of an event given all possible outcomes.