This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: If a test of academic ability given to high school students is correlated with grades during the ... (Read 104 times)

neverstopbelieb

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 534
on: Jun 21, 2018
If a test of academic ability given to high school students is correlated with grades during the
  freshman year at college, the test has
 
  A) construct validity.
  B) test-retest reliability.
  C) alternate forms reliability.
  D) predictive validity.

Question 2

In using the known groups method to determine whether a test is valid, a researcher needs to test
 
  A) groups of people whom he or she knows personally.
  B) subjects who agree to have their names known.
  C) groups with published norms on a variety of personality tests.
  D) groups which can be presumed to differ on the construct being measured.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

jessofishing

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 329
Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


neverstopbelieb

  • Member
  • Posts: 534
Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

amynguyen1221

  • Member
  • Posts: 355
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.

Did you know?

GI conditions that will keep you out of the U.S. armed services include ulcers, varices, fistulas, esophagitis, gastritis, congenital abnormalities, inflammatory bowel disease, enteritis, colitis, proctitis, duodenal diverticula, malabsorption syndromes, hepatitis, cirrhosis, cysts, abscesses, pancreatitis, polyps, certain hemorrhoids, splenomegaly, hernias, recent abdominal surgery, GI bypass or stomach stapling, and artificial GI openings.

Did you know?

Only 12 hours after an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell, the egg cell starts to divide. As it continues to divide, it moves along the fallopian tube toward the uterus at about 1 inch per day.

Did you know?

Amoebae are the simplest type of protozoans, and are characterized by a feeding and dividing trophozoite stage that moves by temporary extensions called pseudopodia or false feet.

Did you know?

When intravenous medications are involved in adverse drug events, their harmful effects may occur more rapidly, and be more severe than errors with oral medications. This is due to the direct administration into the bloodstream.

Administration of the Rinne test. Administration of the Rinne test.
If the gauge reading is now much higher than the first test results, then the cause of the low ... If the gauge reading is now much higher than the first test results, then the cause of the low ...
Trace showing the Inspection/Maintenance 240 test. The test duplicates an urban test loop around Los ... Trace showing the Inspection/Maintenance 240 test. The test duplicates an urban test loop around Los ...
Localizing the Source of High-Frequency Sounds Localizing the Source of High-Frequency Sounds
People using walkers typically have a high level of mobility impairment. People using walkers typically have a high level of mobility impairment.
During a period of high power demand, the voltage output of the power company is reduced by ... During a period of high power demand, the voltage output of the power company is reduced by ...
Video: Introduction to Genetics

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library