When an Age Equivalent Is Going to Be Derived from a Target

question 48

Multiple Choice

When an age equivalent is going to be derived from a target score that is outside the available norm-group scores, the age equivalent for the target score is estimated through

• A) standardization.
• B) extrapolation.
• C) translation to a percentage first.
• D) interpolation.

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