How Many Answer Choices Are Provided in a Free-Response Question

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Multiple Choice

How many answer choices are provided in a free-response question?

• A) 2
• B) 3-10
• C) 10 or fewer
• D) None
• E) It depends on the question

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Definitions:

Proportions

Fractions or percentages that represent part of a whole or a ratio of one quantity to another.

Proportions

Ratios that compare the part of a whole to the whole itself, often expressed in terms of a fraction or percentage.

Chi-squared Goodness-of-fit Test

A statistical test used to determine whether observed frequencies differ significantly from expected frequencies specified by a theoretical distribution.

Rule of Five

An empirical rule suggesting that extreme observations in data, more than five standard deviations from the mean, are rare.