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As the confidence interval increases,the range of scores into which a single test score falls is likely to

A) decrease.
B) increase.
C) remain the same.
D) alternately decrease and increase.

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Which estimate of reliability is most consistent with the domain sampling theory?

A) test-retest
B) alternate-form
C) internal-consistency
D) interscorer

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The Everyday Psychometrics for Chapter 5 dealt with psychometric aspects of the Breathalyzer.We learned that in the state of New Jersey,it is legal and proper to administer a Breathalyzer test to a drunk driver

Cronbach's alpha is to similarity of scores on test items as average proportional distance is to

Which of the following is true of systematic error?

"Sixty-eight percent of the scores for a particular test fall between 58 and 61" is a statement regarding

The meaning of reliability in the psychometric sense differs from the meaning of reliability in the "every day" use of that word in that

For criterion-referenced tests,which of the following reliability estimates is recommended?

A polytomous test item is a test item

Which of the following is TRUE of the standard error of measurement?

A guidance counselor wishes to determine if a student scored higher on a mathematics test than on a reading test.What statistic(s) would be MOST useful?

For determining the reliability of tests scored using nominal scales of measurement,the statistic of choice is

What type of reliability estimate is appropriate for use in a comparison of "Form A" to "Form B" of a picture vocabulary test?

A test of attention span has a reliability coefficent of .84.The average score on the test is 10,with a standard deviation of 5.Lawrence received a score of 64 on the test.We can be 95% sure that Lawrence's "true" attention span score falls between

"The probability of endorsing or selecting an item response indicative of higher levels of theta should increase as the underlying level of theta increases." This quote sums up the meaning of the IRT assumption of

Reliability,in a broad statistical sense,is synonymous with

Error variance for measures of inter-item consistency comes from

Generalizability theory is most closely related to

In the Chapter 5 Meet an Assessment Professional feature,Dr.Bryce B.Reeve noted the necessity for very brief questionnaires in his work due to the fact that many of his clients were:

In Chapter 5 of your textbook,you read of the "writing surface on a school desk … riddled with heart carvings,the legacy of past years' students who felt compelled to express their eternal devotion to someone now long forgotten." This imagery was designed to graphically illustrate sources of error variance during test