The Precise Amount of Error Inherent in the Reliability Estimate

question 86

Multiple Choice

The precise amount of error inherent in the reliability estimate published in a test manual will vary with

• A) the purchase price of the test (the more expensive, the less the error).
• B) the sample of test-takers from which the data were drawn.
• C) the population of test user actually using a published test.
• D) All of these

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