One Researcher Wanted to Find Out Whether Changing the Order

question 55

Multiple Choice

One researcher wanted to find out whether changing the order of her response choices in an index or modifying the question wording in minor ways would result in differences in how the same respondents answered those questions. Which type of reliability method is she using?

• A) test-retest
• B) alternate-forms
• C) split-halves
• D) interitem

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