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1. Question: If you have the raw scores of two individuals on a norm-referenced test, which of the following is important in terms of making meaning of those scores? 2. Question: On a normally distributed curve, raw scores may be come meaningful if you know the standard deviation and mean of the group. 3. Question: Which statement is usually NOT true about all norm-referenced standardized achievement tests? 4. Question: NCEs range from 1 to 99 along the bell-shaped curve, but as opposed to pe...

1. Question: Concurrent validity is to criterion-related validity as discriminant validity is to construct validity. 2. Question: The most important form of content validity is face validity. 3. Question: Which of the following is NOT related to test worthiness? 4. Question: "When a test has been shown to produce consistent test results, it has which of the following?" 5. Question: Cross-cultural fairness in testing has always been a critical factor in the development of tests. 6. Questio...

1. Question: If you have the raw scores of two individuals on a norm-referenced test, which of the following is important in terms of making meaning of those scores? 2. Question: On a normally distributed curve, raw scores may be come meaningful if you know the standard deviation and mean of the group. 3. Question: Which statement is usually NOT true about all norm-referenced standardized achievement tests? 4. Question: NCEs range from 1 to 99 along the bell-shaped curve, but as opposed to pe...

1. Question: A test developer creates a new instrument to measure psychotic tendencies. She correlates this instrument with an existing test that measures psychotic tendencies that has been shown to be valid. This type of validity is called: 2. Question: In assessing the reliability of a new test, a sample of 1,000 examinees take the test, and one week later are asked to take the same test again. This is an example of which type of reliability? 3. Question: Concurrent validity is to criterion-...

1. Question: If you have the raw scores of two individuals on a norm-referenced test, which of the following is important in terms of making meaning of those scores? 2. Question: On a normally distributed curve, raw scores may be come meaningful if you know the standard deviation and mean of the group. 3. Question: Which statement is usually NOT true about all norm-referenced standardized achievement tests? 4. Question: NCEs range from 1 to 99 along the bell-shaped curve, but as opposed to pe...

1. Question: A test developer creates a new instrument to measure psychotic tendencies. She correlates this instrument with an existing test that measures psychotic tendencies that has been shown to be valid. This type of validity is called: 2. Question: In assessing the reliability of a new test, a sample of 1,000 examinees take the test, and one week later are asked to take the same test again. This is an example of which type of reliability? 3. Question: Concurrent validity is to criterion-...

1. Question: Jerome has scored a 10 on a test. How has he done? 2. Question: Measures of central tendency tell you something about the middle of a series of numbers but hardly anything about the variability of a set of numbers. 3. Question: A histogram is the preferred method over the cumulative distribution for conveying information about the percentile rank. 4. Question: On a normally distributed curve, which is true? 5. Question: If an individual takes a test, and if you know an individua...

1. Question: A test developer creates a new instrument to measure psychotic tendencies. She correlates this instrument with an existing test that measures psychotic tendencies that has been shown to be valid. This type of validity is called: 2. Question: In assessing the reliability of a new test, a sample of 1,000 examinees take the test, and one week later are asked to take the same test again. This is an example of which type of reliability? 3. Question: Concurrent validity is to criterion-...

1. Question: If you have the raw scores of two individuals on a norm-referenced test, which of the following is important in terms of making meaning of those scores? 2. Question: On a normally distributed curve, raw scores may be come meaningful if you know the standard deviation and mean of the group. 3. Question: Which statement is usually NOT true about all norm-referenced standardized achievement tests? 4. Question: NCEs range from 1 to 99 along the bell-shaped curve, but as opposed to pe...

1. Question: Concurrent validity is to criterion-related validity as discriminant validity is to construct validity. 2. Question: The most important form of content validity is face validity. 3. Question: Which of the following is NOT related to test worthiness? 4. Question: "When a test has been shown to produce consistent test results, it has which of the following?" 5. Question: Cross-cultural fairness in testing has always been a critical factor in the development of tests. 6. Questio...