When the Test-Retest Reliability Correlation Is Measured,it Is Found to Be

question 56

Multiple Choice

When the test-retest reliability correlation is measured,it is found to be 0.02.What does this value indicate?

• A)the test is highly reliable.
• B)the test will be reliable two times in every one thousand administrations.
• C)the same individuals who received the highest and lowest scores on the first test did so on the second test.
• D)the test is unreliable.

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Definitions:

Summated Ratings

A method of scoring a questionnaire by adding up the total of all the responses to get a combined measure of an attitude or trait.

Quantitative

Pertaining to data or research that can be measured and expressed numerically.

Guttman's Scale

A scale designed for attitude measurement, where items are arranged in a single dimension that reflects increasing levels of intensity.

Thurstone's Method

A psychometric technique for measuring attitudes that involves the use of a scaling method for ranking items along a continuum.