With regard to test reliability,

A)there are different types of reliability.

B)it is seldom an all-or-none matter.

C)tests are reliable to different degrees.

D) all of the above.

A reliability coefficient is an index of reliability that reflects the ratio between

the true score variance on a test and the total variance.

In the context of psychometrics, error refers to the component of the observed

score on an ability test that

A) does not have to

with the ability
being measured.

According to the true score theory, an individual's score on a test

of extraversion reflects a level of extraversion as defined by the
test and that level is presumed to be
A) the testtaker's "true"
level of
extraversion.

A behavioral observation checklist requires the

observer to note whether the person being observed
smiles. A key source of error variance resulting from
this requirement is
scoring variance.

Coefficient alpha is conceptually

B) the mean of all possible split-half correlations.

The difference between a speed test and a power test has to do with the time limit
allotted for completion of the items.

Christopher Titus did not read and study Chapter 1 in the text until the night before
an exam was given over Chapters 1-5. Christopher amazed himself (and others) by
getting 90% of the items on the exam correct. As a budding expert in tests and
measurement, you might best explain Christopher's success with reference to: the
concept of item sampling, especially as it relates to whoever wrote the exam

The statement "68% of the scores for a particular test fall between 58 and 61" is: a
confidence interval

Which of the following is true of systematic error? Systematic error: has no effect
on the reliability of a measure

The standard error of measurement of a particular test of anxiety is 8. A student

earns a score of 60. What is the confidence interval for this test score at the 95%
confidence level? 44-76

Computer-scorable items have virtually eliminated error variance, because of

scorer differences

If items from a test are measuring the same trait, then estimates of reliability
yielded from split-half methods will typically be ____________ compared with KR-20.
lower