When Using the Item-To-Total Correlation in Testing an Instrument That

question 18

Multiple Choice

When using the item-to-total correlation in testing an instrument that consisted of 25 items for homogeneity,8 items were found to have a low correlation to the total.How should the researcher use this information?

• A) Use the instrument without changes.
• B) Only use the instrument with a multitrait-multimethod approach.
• C) Retain the 8 items with low correlation and delete the other 17 items.
• D) Delete the 8 items with low correlation and retain the other 17 items.

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