A Test Has a Reliability Coefficient of

question 26

Multiple Choice

A test has a reliability coefficient of .75.This coefficient indicates that

• A) 56 percent of the variance in scores is true variance.
• B) 75 percent of the variance in scores is true variance.
• C) 25 percent of the variance in scores is true variance.
• D) 75 percent of the test items are valid.

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Definitions:

Prototype Theory

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