Dr English Develops a Test That She Believes Will Predict

question 173

Multiple Choice

Dr. English develops a test that she believes will predict the academic success of college freshmen. Dr. English finds a correlation coefficient of .70 between high-school seniors' scores on the test and their freshman GPAs one year later. What can one conclude regarding Dr. English's test?

• A)It is not reliable.
• B)It is reasonably reliable.
• C)It is not valid.
• D)It is reasonably valid.

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