The Primary Criterion for Item Selection in the Empirical Method

question 89

Multiple Choice

The primary criterion for item selection in the empirical method of test construction is determining whether the item ________.

• A) makes the scale more reliable
• B) discriminates between two known groups
• C) loads highly on its primary factor
• D) will be challenged in a legal context

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Definitions:

Cost Drivers

Factors that cause a change in the cost of an activity, such as machine-hours, labor-hours, or quantity of materials.

Activity Variances

Differences between planned and actual costs arising from changes in activity levels in various cost centers within a business.

Cost Drivers

Factors that cause a change in the cost of an activity, used to assign overhead costs in activity-based costing systems.

Vocational School

An educational institution that provides specialized training and education targeted toward particular careers or trades.