Stanley (1971)wrote That in Classical Test Theory,a So-Called "True Score

question 176

Multiple Choice

Stanley (1971) wrote that in classical test theory,a so-called "true score" is "not the ultimate fact in the book of the recording angel." By this,Stanley meant that

• A) it would be imprudent to trust in Divine influence when estimating variance.
• B) the amount of test variance that is true relative to error may never be known.
• C) it is near impossible to separate fact from fiction with regard to "true scores."
• D) All of these

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