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Tests and Measurements Review for Qualifier

Pregunta 1 de 55

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The roots of contemporary psychological testing and assessment can be found in

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  • early twentieth -century France.

  • early nineteenth- century Spain.

  • eleventh-century B.C.E. China.

  • mid-twentieth-century Las Vegas.

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Pregunta 2 de 55

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a coefficient of correlation is an index of the

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • degree to which one variable influences another

  • strength of the relationship between two things

  • way in which one event may cause another event

  • all of the above.

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Pregunta 3 de 55

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A reliability coefficient is an index of reliability that reflects the ratio between

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the error variance and the error variance squared.

  • the true score variance on a test and the total variance.

  • the true score variance on a test and the error variance squared.

  • the true score variance and the error variance.

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Pregunta 4 de 55

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Which is a source of error variance?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Test construction.

  • Test administration.

  • Test scoring.

  • All of the above.

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Pregunta 5 de 55

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Item sampling is a source of error variance within the context of

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • test construction.

  • test administration.

  • test scoring.

  • all of the above.

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Pregunta 6 de 55

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Which is NOT a form of reliability ?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Test-retest reliability

  • Past-Present reliability

  • split-half reliability

  • alternate-forms reliability

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Pregunta 7 de 55

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In general, as test length increases, test reliability

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • increases

  • decreases

  • is not affected either way

  • is affected but insignificantly

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Pregunta 8 de 55

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Coefficient alpha is conceptually

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the variance of all possible sources of error variance.

  • the mean of all possible split-half correlations.

  • the standard deviation of all possible sources of variation.

  • the estimate of inter-scorer reliability that is most robust.

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Pregunta 9 de 55

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Francis Galton is best known for

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the study of individual differences

  • group testing

  • the concept of mental age

  • eugenics and large scale implementation of IQ

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Pregunta 10 de 55

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A researcher finds a correlation of .40 between personal income and the number of years of college completed. Based upon this finding he can conclude that

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • a person who attended four years of college will have an annual income of $40,000.

  • more years of education causes higher income.

  • personal income is a positively skewed variable.

  • more years of education are associated with higher income.

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Pregunta 11 de 55

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4. Which of the following indicates the strongest relationship?

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  • r = .5

  • r = .09

  • r = - .6

  • 10% of shared variance

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Pregunta 12 de 55

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According to classical test theory, errors of measurement are

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • always an overestimate of true scores

  • always underestimates of true scores

  • random

  • constant

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Pregunta 13 de 55

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which term does not belong?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • range

  • variance

  • median

  • standard deviation

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Pregunta 14 de 55

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It is most appropriate to use the Spearman-Brown formula to estimate what form of reliability?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Test-retest reliability.

  • Past-present reliability.

  • Split-half reliability.

  • Alternate-forms reliability.

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 55

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An observed score is conceptually composed of a

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • criterion and true score

  • criterion and predictor

  • error and predictor

  • true score and error

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Pregunta 16 de 55

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Rellena los espacios en blanco para completar el texto.

Assuming the distribution of scores to test A being normal (observed mean=50, observed SD=12) indicate the Z score corresponding to:
A raw score of 32:
A raw score of 62:
A raw score of 50:
A T score of 60:
A deviation IQ score of 85:

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Pregunta 17 de 55

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a key difference between the terms "psychological testing" and "psychological assessment" is that "psychological testing" refers to a process that

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • involves more problem-solving than psychological assessment

  • is more technician-like than psychological assessment

  • was first decribed by Maloney and Warn in the mid-1970's

  • is much broader in score than psychological testing

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Pregunta 18 de 55

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Which is NOT typically a variable considered when evaluating the technical quality of a test?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • personality

  • reliability

  • validity

  • normative data

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Pregunta 19 de 55

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In the early 20th century, one solution for dealing with the problem of language and culture in mental ability testing was to

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  • totally ignore the issue.

  • develop culture-free tests.

  • develop culture-specific tests.

  • translate tests into whatever language the immigrant spoke.

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 55

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Steps taken by test developers to ensure suitability of a test for use with people of different cultures include

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  • try-out of the test with various samples of test takers.

  • use of panels of experts to review test items.

  • analysis of test data to root out possible sources of bias.

  • all of the above.

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Pregunta 21 de 55

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"norms" is a term used in psychometrics to refer to the test performance data of

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  • people tested at a different time than another group of test takers.

  • test takers who constitute a control group in an experiment.

  • a particular group of test takers to be used for comparison.

  • a sample of people with no prior training in the tested area.

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Pregunta 22 de 55

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The term "norming" refers to the process of

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  • interpreting and re-interpreting norms.

  • deriving or generating norms.

  • distributing norms to members of target populations.

  • putting a carpenter's personal signature on a work product.

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Pregunta 23 de 55

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In the context of norming a test, a sample of the population refers to

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  • people deemed to be representative of the whole population.

  • people deemed to be atypical of the whole population.

  • a mixture of people who are both representative and atypical.

  • a randomly selected group of people who share a characteristic.

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Pregunta 24 de 55

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in the language of psychometrics, reliability refers primarily to

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  • expertise in measurement

  • dependability in measurement

  • speed of measurement

  • consistency in measurement

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Pregunta 25 de 55

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Stated succinctly, test validity refers to a judgment concerning

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • How consistent a test measures what it purports to measure.

  • Why the test should or should not be used for a specific purpose.

  • How well a test measures what it purports to measure.

  • How sound the evidence is that supports conclusions from it.

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Pregunta 26 de 55

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Which does NOT belong?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Criterion-related validity.

  • Content validity.

  • Concurrent validity.

  • Predictive validity

Explicación

Pregunta 27 de 55

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Your brother did very well in Mrs. Jones's class. Now you are in her class and can't seem to do any wrong. You are probably the benefit of

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • a generosity error.

  • a halo effect.

  • a clerical error.

  • the Mel Gibson effect.

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Pregunta 28 de 55

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The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule is a personality test that features ipsative scoring. This means that the strength of various needs of the testtaker may be compared

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • to the strength of those needs in other test-takers

  • to the strength of other needs of the same testtaker

  • to the strength of needs expressed on the Mooney Problem Checklist.

  • all of the above

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Pregunta 29 de 55

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Which is most useful in determining whether different items on a test are measuring the same thing?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Co-validation.

  • Cross-validation.

  • Factor analysis.

  • Test tryout.

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Pregunta 30 de 55

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Which person is best associated with the view that non-intellective factors such as personality, persistence, and goal awareness must be considered when measuring intelligence?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Alfred Binet

  • David Wechsler

  • Sir Francis Galton

  • Sir Rudy Guilliani

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Pregunta 31 de 55

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Which type of intelligence is thought to be relatively culture-free in nature?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Interpersonal intelligence.

  • Fluid intelligence.

  • Crystallized intelligence.

  • Family intelligence.

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Pregunta 32 de 55

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The "Flynn Effect" is a reference to the phenomenon of

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • "inflation" of measured intelligence on tests.

  • "recession" in the ceiling effect for giftedness.

  • gender differences in measured intelligence.

  • culture loading of tests in terms of language

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Pregunta 33 de 55

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Which does NOT belong

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  • WPPSI-R

  • WAIS-III

  • WISC-III

  • WHIPSY-II

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Pregunta 34 de 55

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Which served as the basis for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the typology of John Holland

  • the typology of Carl Jung

  • the typology of Ray Rosenman

  • the typology of Hippocrates

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Pregunta 35 de 55

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As used in contemporary personality assessment, without linkage to any specific personality theory, "state" refers to

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the transitory exhibition of a personality trait.

  • an inferred psychodynamic disposition.

  • the condition one is in after a traumatic event.

  • a modality useful in evaluation and assessment.

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Pregunta 36 de 55

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The nomothetic approach to assessment is characterized by efforts to learn

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  • how a large number of traits can be applied to relatively few people.

  • how each individual differs from the next in terms of personality traits.

  • how a limited number of traits apply to all people.

  • how the presumed strength of a trait may vary within the same individual.

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Pregunta 37 de 55

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Evaluating the psychometric soundness of a test like the Rorschach is difficult because

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  • traditional construct validity evaluation procedures are not applicable.

  • traditional test-retest reliability procedures are not applicable.

  • the Rorschach taps enduring traits, not transient states.

  • all of the above

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Pregunta 38 de 55

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Army Alpha is best known for

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the first test to use non-verbal stimuli

  • group testing

  • the first psychometrically sound test

  • the first culture-free test

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Pregunta 39 de 55

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Properties of a normal distribution (which one does NOT belong)

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • is bell shaped

  • has a standard deviation of 1

  • central tendencies indices are equal

  • is also called a Gaussian distribution

  • is symmetric

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Pregunta 40 de 55

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Alfred Binet is best known for

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the first IQ measure

  • the correction for attenuation formula

  • the concept of mental age

  • non-verbal tests

  • the Cronbach Alpha

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Pregunta 41 de 55

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indicate the range of a correlation coefficient: to

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Pregunta 42 de 55

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" a good test measures what is purports to measure and does so in relatively consistent fashion." This classic statement is a reference to the

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • degree to which a test is precise

  • degree to which a test is concise

  • degree to which a test is valid

  • psychometric quality of a test

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Pregunta 43 de 55

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Which one is a source of error variance?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • test administration

  • test construction

  • test scoring

  • all of the above

Explicación

Pregunta 44 de 55

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which type of validity is concerned with how the test is associated with a future outcome

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • concurrent validity

  • convergent validity

  • predictive validity

  • discriminant validity

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Pregunta 45 de 55

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to which type of validity does the follow statement refer to " assess the extent to which it shows association with measures that it should be related to" ?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • face validity

  • convergent validity

  • concurrent validity

  • discriminant validity

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Pregunta 46 de 55

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which one is not a "linearly" transformed normed score

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  • Z score

  • Stanine

  • Deviation IQ

  • T score

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Pregunta 47 de 55

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Write the letter of the name to which it belongs

A. Galton
B. Cattell
C. Binet
D. Terman
E. Stern
F. Goddard
G. Army Alpha
H. Army Beta

IQ
eugenics and large scale implementation of IQ
stanford-binet
mental age
group testing G
study of individual differences
nonverbal tests
no relations between “mental tests” and academic achievement

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Pregunta 48 de 55

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What are the three measures of central tendency?

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Pregunta 49 de 55

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measures of variability include the range, and what 3 others?

, ,

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Pregunta 50 de 55

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Label Validity and Reliability

1. is the extent to which an experiment, test, or any measure yields the same results on repeated trials; consistency.

2. is the extent to which any test measure what it’s intended to test

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Pregunta 51 de 55

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fill in the type of reliability (Parallel/Alternate forms, Test-retest reliability, Split Half, inter-rater reliability)

: an estimate of reliability obtained by correlating pairs of scores from the same people on two different administrations of the same test

: Measure of equivalence, Administer 2 different forms to the same group of people at 2 different points in times; measure of correlation between the 2 forms of the test

: Measurement of equivalence or agreement between coders; 2 or more observers rate behavior and determine the amount of agreement between the 2 coders; measures the correlation between the ratings of the first rater and the second rater

: Group of items, split test items into two groups, correlation among the different halves of the test

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Pregunta 52 de 55

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Criterion validity includes

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  • concurrent

  • predictive

  • both a and b

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Pregunta 53 de 55

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Construct Validity:

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  • Measures how well the test assesses some underlying construct -Show how scores on the measure differ between groups of people

  • Assess whether the items on the measure match your definition on the construc

  • looks for the correlation of the new measure with existing measures

  • all of the above

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Pregunta 54 de 55

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construct validity that indicates a high correlation between 2 constructs measured using 2 different methods is known as

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • convergent validity

  • divergent validity

  • inter-item validity

  • inter-rate validity

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Pregunta 55 de 55

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Item difficulty is the proportion of examinees who get the item correct is calculated by the: # who got the item (pick one) correct/incorrect divide by the # who answered the item

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