Robert Scored an 87 on a Recent Mathematics Placement Test

question 33

Multiple Choice

Robert scored an 87 on a recent mathematics placement test. John scored an 86. The standard error of measurement of the test is 4. What can we conclude about the two students' actual measures?

• A) Robert's true score is higher than John's
• B) John's true score is higher than Robert's
• C) Robert's true score may be higher than John's
• D) The two student's true scores are equal

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