Exam 6: Just the Truth: An Introduction to Understanding Reliability and Validity

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In terms of the reliability of test scores, there are multiple elements to each person's score.The score that is actually recorded is the _______.

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_______ is established by consultation with an expert on the topic focused upon by your instrument.

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Question 22

How do reliability and validity work together?

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Question 23

Parallel forms reliability is an example of which of the following?

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Test-retest reliability is an example of which of the following?

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The actual or measured score is called the _______.

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Question 26

What would the interrater reliability be for a 50-item measure in which the number of agreements between Rater 1 and Rater 2 was 45?

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Question 27

When should you use construct validity?

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When we calculate reliability, we know the observed score.What are the two unknown components of the reliability equation?

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Question 29

What is the difference between reliability and validity?

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Question 30

Interrater reliability examines the percentage of agreement between raters.

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_______ is the type of validity that examines how well a test outcome is consistent with a criterion that occurs in the future.

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Cronbach's alpha is used to calculate _______.

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Question 33

The correlation between scores from Time 1 and Time 2 is called _______.

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Question 34

_______ explore(s) the question, "How do I know that the test, scale, instrument, and so on I use works every time I use it?"

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For a total of 80 possible agreements, there are 60 times where Teacher A and Teacher B agreed on whether students in college checked their cellphone in the classroom.What is the interrater reliability coefficient?

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Question 36

When should we measure internal consistency reliability?

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Question 37

If you want to know whether a test is reliable over time, what type of reliability do you use?

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Question 38

For a total of 10 possible agreements, there are 8 times where Bear and Cat agreed on whether children in ice cream commercials closed their eyes while eating ice cream or not.What is the interrater reliability coefficient?

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Question 39

If data are not reliable or not valid, the results of any test or hypothesis ______.

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Exam 6: Just the Truth: An Introduction to Understanding Reliability and Validity

In terms of the reliability of test scores, there are multiple elements to each person's score.The score that is actually recorded is the _______.

_______ is established by consultation with an expert on the topic focused upon by your instrument.

How do reliability and validity work together?

Parallel forms reliability is an example of which of the following?

Test-retest reliability is an example of which of the following?

The actual or measured score is called the _______.

What would the interrater reliability be for a 50-item measure in which the number of agreements between Rater 1 and Rater 2 was 45?

When should you use construct validity?

When we calculate reliability, we know the observed score.What are the two unknown components of the reliability equation?

What is the difference between reliability and validity?

Interrater reliability examines the percentage of agreement between raters.

_______ is the type of validity that examines how well a test outcome is consistent with a criterion that occurs in the future.

Cronbach's alpha is used to calculate _______.

The correlation between scores from Time 1 and Time 2 is called _______.

_______ explore(s) the question, "How do I know that the test, scale, instrument, and so on I use works every time I use it?"

For a total of 80 possible agreements, there are 60 times where Teacher A and Teacher B agreed on whether students in college checked their cellphone in the classroom.What is the interrater reliability coefficient?

When should we measure internal consistency reliability?

If you want to know whether a test is reliable over time, what type of reliability do you use?

For a total of 10 possible agreements, there are 8 times where Bear and Cat agreed on whether children in ice cream commercials closed their eyes while eating ice cream or not.What is the interrater reliability coefficient?

If data are not reliable or not valid, the results of any test or hypothesis ______.

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