The Primary Criterion for Item Selection in the Empirical Method

question 89

Multiple Choice

The primary criterion for item selection in the empirical method of test construction is determining whether the item ________.

• A) makes the scale more reliable
• B) discriminates between two known groups
• C) loads highly on its primary factor
• D) will be challenged in a legal context

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Definitions:

Biological Sciences

The branch of natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy.

Genome

The complete structure sequence of DNA for a species.

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms, containing the genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.

Genotype

The alleles possessed for a particular trait.