Which of the Following Statements About the Number of Scale

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the number of scale points is not true?

• A) Reliability increases as the number of scale points increase
• B) Validity decreases as the number of scale points increase
• C) Larger numbers of scale points provide the ability to extract more variance
• D) Larger numbers of scale points increase accuracy in unidimensional scales
• E) Additional scale points increase measurement sensitivity

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