Which of the Following Is True About Tests

question 173

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about tests?

• A) Even if a test is unreliable,it cannot be valid.
• B) Test validity and reliability are prerequisites for accurate assessment of intelligence.
• C) Test reliability and validity are highly desirable for an accurate assessment of intelligence.
• D) Knowing that a test is reliable guarantees that it is also valid.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability of a set of data points from their mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.

Population Mean

The average of a set of characteristics (numbers) of every member in the entire population.

Sampling Distribution

A statistical distribution of all possible sample means or sample proportions that could be generated from a population.

Sample Proportion

The ratio of members in a sample that have a particular attribute to the total number of members in the sample.