In Contrast to Scaling Methods That Employ Indirect Estimation,scaling Methods

question 131

Multiple Choice

In contrast to scaling methods that employ indirect estimation,scaling methods that employ direct estimation do not require:

• A) writing two sets of items for parallel forms.
• B) the use of the method of equal-appearing intervals.
• C) transforming testtaker responses into some other scale.
• D) indirect methods to interpret testtaker responses.

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