If a Test Is Going to Predict a Criterion Well

question 28

Multiple Choice

If a test is going to predict a criterion well, the correlation between the test and the criterion should be

• A) around .00 to indicate no errors of estimate.
• B) a large, positive coefficient of correlation.
• C) either a large positive or large negative correlation.
• D) a large, negative coefficient of correlation.

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