What Happens to the Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) as the Test

question 21

Multiple Choice

What happens to the standard error of measurement (SEM) as the test reliability goes up?

• A) It goes up.
• B) It goes down.
• C) It depends upon the reliability.
• D) It depends upon the type of test.

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