Exam 7: How Do We Gather Evidence of Validity Based on Testcriterion Relationships

Which method of demonstrating evidence of validity do test developers use when the test scores and criterion scores are collected at approximately the same time?

Which one of the following was a criterion for the validity study for the Suicide Probability Scale conducted at Father Flanagan's Boys Home in Nebraska?

If the criterion measures more dimensions than those measured by the test, we say there is ______.

When interpreting multiple regression results, what do you first look for?

Which of the following is observable and measurable, such as the number of accidents on the job, days absent, or disciplinary problems in a month?

In the equation Y' = a + bX, what does X represent?

Which one of the following procedures would be best to use to answer the question, "If a student scores 85 on the academic abilities test, what course grade would we expect the student to receive?"

______ is a statistic used for interpreting the results of a multiple regression.

Y' = a + bX is the ______.

Researchers must be careful to include participants in their studies who represent the entire possible distribution of performance on both the test and the criterion to avoid ______.

Define validity based on relations with an external criteria and describe two methods for obtaining evidence of it.

Having a restricted range of test scores means that the observed validity coefficient is likely to be ______.

Studies of the PREParation for Marriage Questionnaire (PREP-M) described in your text suggest that the questionnaire predicts marital satisfaction and stability ______.

If the correlation (r) between a test and a criterion is .04, then the coefficient of determination (r²) is ______.

When test scores correlate with independent behaviors, attitudes, or events, we say the test's scores have evidence of validity based on the test's ______.

What does X stand for in a regression equation?

Which one of the following symbols is used to indicate a validity coefficient?

Jane is considering using two different tests of mechanical aptitude, both of which have good evidence of validity, to help select her auto mechanics. From prior research, she knows that the two tests are correlated at .93. Which of the following recommendations would be best to make to Jane?

Squaring the validity coefficient between a test and a criterion will tell us about the amount of ______.

The slope (b) of the regression line is the expected ______.