The Method of Item Analysis Which Looks at the Correlation

question 22

Multiple Choice

The method of item analysis which looks at the correlation between performance on an item (correct or incorrect) and total test score is

• A)the extreme group method.
• B)the tetrachoric method.
• C)the point-biserial method.
• D)the item characteristic curve method.

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