A Test of Driving Skills Includes a Vision Test

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Multiple Choice

A test of driving skills includes a vision test. Naturally, people with poor vision get low scores. Is the test therefore biased against people with visual impairments? Why or why not?

• A) Yes. People with visual impairments will get consistently lower scores than people with normal vision.
• B) Yes. The fact that the test was devised by people with normal vision demonstrates a bias against people with visual impairments.
• C) No. It correctly predicts that they will be poor drivers.
• D) No. Bias is related to the standard deviation, and people with poor vision will have a low standard deviation.

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