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jho37

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Cole defined test fairness in terms of
 
  A) applicants in different groups being selected in proportion to the percentage of the
  specified groups that succeeds on the criterion.
  B) separate cutoff scores for each group so that the probability of being selected is identical
  for successful applicants in each group.
  C) average scores of different applicant groups on the criterion of success being identical.
  D) test-criterion correlations of different groups being identical even when cutoff scores of
  the groups are not the same.

Question 2

Thorndike proposed that the qualifying scores on a test for different groups of people be set in
  terms of differences in the __________ in the two groups.
 
  A) regression slopes (b weights)
  B) test-criterion correlation coefficients
  C) arithmetic means and standard deviations
  D) percentages performing satisfactorily on the criterion



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



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