When a Test Is Translated from One Language in One

question 40

Multiple Choice

When a test is translated from one language in one culture to another language in another culture,______ can help ensure that the original test and the translated test are reasonably equivalent and tapping the same construct.

• A) a translator
• B) IRT
• C) bi-lingual people who are experts on the two cultures
• D) All of these

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Definitions:

T Value

A value computed from a sample data used in a t-test in statistics that measures the size of the difference relative to the variation in your sample data.

Confidence Interval

A swath of numerical values, from statistics of a sample, aimed at covering the unascertained value of a population parameter.

Margin of Error

The half-width of a confidence interval, representing the maximum expected difference between the true population parameter and a sample estimate of that parameter.

Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data values in a population, indicating how much individuals within this population vary from the population mean.