On Standardized Tests,a Difference of a Few Points Between Two

question 75

Multiple Choice

On standardized tests,a difference of a few points between two raw scores is likely to be insignificant due to the

• A)central limits theorem.
• B)confidence interval for the scores.
• C)equivalence reliability of the tests.
• D)probability of chance.

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