Paul, a Freshman at a Local College Just Completed 15

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Short Answer

Paul, a freshman at a local college just completed 15 credit hours. His grade report is presented below. The local university uses a 4 point grading system, i.e., A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0. Compute Paul's semester grade point average.

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Definitions:

Interrater Reliability

The degree of agreement or consistency among different raters or observers assessing the same phenomenon.

Predictive Validity

Refers to the extent to which a score on a scale or test predicts future performance or outcomes on a related measure.

Nominal Scale

A scale of measurement with two or more categories that have no numerical (less than, greater than) properties.

Discriminant Validity

The extent to which a measurement does not correlate with measurements from different constructs, ensuring distinctiveness among variables.