Chapter 1 Introduction
A ________ test can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
Group
The speedometer on your car is an example of what kind of scale measurement?
Approximately what value must a reliability coefficient have for most purposes in basic research?
A test with low reliability will not have a high ________ coefficient.
A method for finding the minimum number of dimensions to account for a large number of variables is called
factor analysis.
Which type of scale has magnitude and equal intervals, but does not have an absolute zero?
In the domain sampling model, the error that is being considered is the error caused by using a limited sample of ________.
Which validity was not recognized in the booklet on Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing?
The first group tests of human abilities were developed for selecting soldiers to fight for the U.S. in World War I that were nonverbal.
Army Beta
One advantage of converting a raw score to ________, is that they are easier to interpret.
Which theory assumes that errors are random?
Classical Test
Which type of validity requires that test items provide an adequate representation of the conceptual domain they are designed to cover?
Personality tests in which the test stimulus and/or required response are ambiguous are called
projective personality tests.
A score at the 98th percentile is approximately how many standard deviations above the mean?
What statistic provides the most conservative estimate of split-half reliability?
coefficient alpha
Discriminant and convergent evidence provide evidence for what type of validity?
Which test are popular due to their objectivity and ease of administration and scoring?
standardized achievement tests
Within the quartile system, the 2nd quartile is the ____ percentile.
The _______________of measurement allows us to estimate the degree to which a test provides inaccurate readings.
standard error
If a validity coefficient of .4 is found between a written test of baseball rules and actual skills playing baseball, what percentage of the variation in baseball skills would be accounted for?