Review Day 1 and 2

The most critical factors in test selection are

• the length of the test and the number of people who took the test in the norming process

• horizontal versus vertical

• validity and reliability

• spiral versus cyclical format

Which is more important, validity or reliability

• reliability

• they are equally important

• validity

• It depends on the test in quesiton

In the field of testing, validity refers to

• whether the test really measures what it purports to measure

• whether the same test gives consistent measurement

• the degree of cultural bias in the test

• the fact that numerous test measure the same traits

A counselor peruses a testing catalog in search of a test which will repeatedly give consistent results, The counselor

• is interested in reliability

• is interested in validity

• is looking for information which is not available

• is magnifying an unimportant issue

A reliable test is ____________ valid.

• always

• 90%

• not always

• 80%

A valid test is ______________ reliable.

• not always

• always

• never

• 80%

In a normal distribution ______________ scores falls between -1 and +2 standard deviations?

• 68%

• 2%

• 82%

• 98%

Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

You see a graph with a normal curve. which measure of central tendency will have the highest value?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• The value will be same.

What is a distribution called when the mean, median, and mode all fall at the same point?

• Normal Curve

• Skewed Distribution

• Bimodal Distribution

• Multimodal

  Distribution