What Does It Mean to Say That a Particular Test

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Multiple Choice

What does it mean to say that a particular test has high validity?

• A)Nearly everyone agrees that the test is fair.
• B)Most people get about the same score on a retest as the one they got on the first test.
• C)The authors of the test standardized it on a large, representative population.
• D)The test measures what it claims to measure.

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Definitions:

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