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Q: Exhibit7-2In order to evaluate a graduate program in psychology, a decision is made to compare the scores of the recent graduates on the national licensure exam to scores nationally. The internal consistency reliability of the test = .84. The program therefore follows up with their students and finds 24 students who have taken the exam in its most recent form. The scores of the students in the program are as follows:140135141142122142142119168157156132164157147156136149138142138137142154Given information:Mean = 144; Median = 142; Mode = 142; Range = 50 Refer to Exhibit 7-2. Find the standard deviation of the students in the graduate program.

Q: Exhibit7-2In order to evaluate a graduate program in psychology, a decision is made to compare the scores of the recent graduates on the national licensure exam to scores nationally. The internal consistency reliability of the test = .84. The program therefore follows up with their students and finds 24 students who have taken the exam in its most recent form. The scores of the students in the program are as follows:140135141142122142142119168157156132164157147156136149138142138137142154Given information:Mean = 144; Median = 142; Mode = 142; Range = 50Refer to Exhibit 7-2. Find the interquartile range.

Q: Assume a normal curve and that the mean of the raw scores is 8, the standard deviation is 2.65, and the test-retest reliability is .84. If an individual who is in grade 5.6 received a score of 10, answer the following questions:4788141210988749101214 Refer to Exhibit 7-1. Scores with this instrument correlate .50 with 6thgrade GPA. If the 6thgrade GPA has a mean of 3.0 and a SD of .3, predict the GPA range this students grades will fall 68 percent of the time.

Q: Assume a normal curve and that the mean of the raw scores is 8, the standard deviation is 2.65, and the test-retest reliability is .84. If an individual who is in grade 5.6 received a score of 10, answer the following questions:4788141210988749101214 Refer to Exhibit 7-1. Based on a person's Publisher Type Score (where the M = 80 and SD = 20), what range will this person's score likely fall 96 percent of the time?

Q: Assume a normal curve and that the mean of the raw scores is 8, the standard deviation is 2.65, and the test-retest reliability is .84. If an individual who is in grade 5.6 received a score of 10, answer the following questions:4788141210988749101214 Refer to Exhibit 7-1. Based on a person's Publisher Type Score (where the M = 80 and SD = 20), what range will this person's score likely fall within 68 percent of the time?

Q: Assume a normal curve and that the mean of the raw scores is 8, the standard deviation is 2.65, and the test-retest reliability is .84. If an individual who is in grade 5.6 received a score of 10, answer the following questions:4788141210988749101214 Refer to Exhibit 7-1. Make a statement about the individual's Grade Equivalent.

Q: Assume a normal curve and that the mean of the raw scores is 8, the standard deviation is 2.65, and the test-retest reliability is .84. If an individual who is in grade 5.6 received a score of 10, answer the following questions:4788141210988749101214 Refer to Exhibit 7-1. What is the Publisher Type Score (given that the M = 80 and SD = 20)?

Q: Assume a normal curve and that the mean of the raw scores is 8, the standard deviation is 2.65, and the test-retest reliability is .84. If an individual who is in grade 5.6 received a score of 10, answer the following questions:4788141210988749101214 Refer to Exhibit 7-1. What is the National Curve Equivalent (NCE)?

Q: Assume a normal curve and that the mean of the raw scores is 8, the standard deviation is 2.65, and the test-retest reliability is .84. If an individual who is in grade 5.6 received a score of 10, answer the following questions:4788141210988749101214 Refer to Exhibit 7-1. What is the ACT Type Score?

Q: Assume a normal curve and that the mean of the raw scores is 8, the standard deviation is 2.65, and the test-retest reliability is .84. If an individual who is in grade 5.6 received a score of 10, answer the following questions:4788141210988749101214 Refer to Exhibit 7-1. What is the SAT Type Score?

Q: Assume a normal curve and that the mean of the raw scores is 8, the standard deviation is 2.65, and the test-retest reliability is .84. If an individual who is in grade 5.6 received a score of 10, answer the following questions:4788141210988749101214 Refer to Exhibit 7-1. What is the sten score?

Q: Assume a normal curve and that the mean of the raw scores is 8, the standard deviation is 2.65, and the test-retest reliability is .84. If an individual who is in grade 5.6 received a score of 10, answer the following questions:4788141210988749101214 Refer to Exhibit 7-1. What is the stanine?

Q: Assume a normal curve and that the mean of the raw scores is 8, the standard deviation is 2.65, and the test-retest reliability is .84. If an individual who is in grade 5.6 received a score of 10, answer the following questions:4788141210988749101214 Refer to Exhibit 7-1. What is the Deviation IQ?

Q: Assume a normal curve and that the mean of the raw scores is 8, the standard deviation is 2.65, and the test-retest reliability is .84. If an individual who is in grade 5.6 received a score of 10, answer the following questions:4788141210988749101214 Refer to Exhibit 7-1. What is the T score?

Q: Assume a normal curve and that the mean of the raw scores is 8, the standard deviation is 2.65, and the test-retest reliability is .84. If an individual who is in grade 5.6 received a score of 10, answer the following questions:4788141210988749101214 Refer to Exhibit 7-1. What is the individual's approximate percentile?

Q: Exhibit 7-1Assume a normal curve and that the mean of the raw scores is 8, the standard deviation is 2.65, and the test-retest reliability is .84. If an individual who is in grade 5.6 received a score of 10, answer the following questions:4788141210988749101214Refer to Exhibit 7-1. What is the z score?

Q: No Child Left Behind shows how norm-referenced testing can be used to increase student scores and shows the government's financial commitment to assuring that all children can achieve.a. Trueb. False

Q: Age comparisons allow a person to compare his or her score at a specific age to the mean and standard deviation of individuals in his or her age peer group. a. True b. False

Q: If your score on a test is 85 and the mean is 50, you have to have scored above the 84thpercentile. a. Trueb. False

Q: On a normally distributed curve, raw scores may become meaningful if you know the standard deviation and mean of the group. a. True b. False

Q: Though the common usages of DIQs, percentiles, stanines, T-scores, and Grade Equivalents may imply a different type of test, they all measure the relative position of an individual as compared to the norm group. a. True b. False

Q: A student received a score on a norm-referenced standardized test that was −2 z-scores below the mean. This person scored better than approximately 16 percent of his or her norm group. a. True b. False

Q: Using z-scores gives an individual the potential of comparing test scores on different types of tests. a. Trueb. False

Q: The area between +1 and −1 standard deviations on a normal curve would include approximately 84 percent of the population. a. True b. False

Q: A stanine of 4 falls at the same percentile as a DIQ of 72. a. Trueb. False

Q: 2 grade level. a. Trueb. False

Q: If a child is in grade 4.3 and receives a grade equivalent of 7.2 on an achievement test, he or she is achieving at the 7.2 grade level. a. Trueb. False

Q: NCEs range from 1 to 99 along the bell-shaped curve, but as opposed to percentiles, they are in equal units along curve. a. True b. False

Q: Percentiles are a reflection of the distribution of scores along a curve. a. Trueb. False

Q: A standard deviation of 2 is a percentile rank of about 98. a. Trueb. False

Q: If an individual's percentile rank is 84, he or she got 84 percent of the items correct. a. Trueb. False

Q: In norm referencing, test scores are compared to a group of individuals called the norm group or peer group. a. Trueb. False

Q: Which scale of measurement would you use if measuring height and weight differences among ethnic groups?a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Interval d. Ratio

Q: Which scale of measurement is being used if assigning numbers based on different professional affiliation (e.g., counselors, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists)?a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Interval d. Ratio

Q: Which scale of measurement is being used when comparing achievement test scores of different school systems?a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Interval d. Ratio

Q: An individual being tested for a gifted program scores a 132 on the Cognitive Ability Test (CogAT), which has a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 16. There is a .40 correlation between the CogAT score and success as measured by GPA in the gifted program, which has a weighted mean of 4.3 with a SD of .2. Use the Standard Error of the Estimate (SEest) to predict where this students GPA will fall 95 percent of the time.a. 4.7 .36 b. 4.3 .4 c. 4.5 .8 d. 4.7 .28e. None of these

Q: An individual being tested for a gifted program scores a 132 on the Cognitive Ability Test (CogAT), which has a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 16. There is a .40 correlation between the CogAT score and success as measured by GPA in the gifted program, which has a weighted mean of 4.3 with a SD of .2. Use the Standard Error of the Estimate (SEest) to predict where this students GPA will fall 68 percent of the time.a. 4.7 .18 b. 4.3 .2 c. 4.5 .4 d. 4.7 .15e. None of these

Q: An individual receives a T score of 73 on a test that measures empathic ability. Taking into account standard error of measurement (SEM), what is his "true score" 95 percent of the time if test-retest reliability is .75?a. 25 points b. 10 points c. 5 pointsd. 2.5 pointse. None of these

Q: An individual receives a T score of 73 on a test that measures empathic ability. Taking into account standard error of measurement (SEM), what is his "true score" 68 percent of the time if test-retest reliability is .75?a. 25 points b. 10 points c. 5 pointsd. 2.5 pointse. None of these

Q: An individual receives a DIQ score of 73. Taking into account standard error of measurement (SEM), what is his"true score" 95 percent of the time if test-retest reliability is .96?a. 12 points b. 6 points c. 3 pointsd. 1.5 pointse. None of these

Q: An individual receives a DIQ score of 73. Taking into account standard error of measurement (SEM), what is his"true score" 68 percent of the time if test-retest reliability is .96?a. 61 - 85 b. 67 - 79 c. 70 - 76d. 71.5 - 74.5e. None of these

Q: Joshua obtained a score of 550 on the SATs (M=500, SD=100) and a score of 95 on the WAIS-III (M=100, SD=15). On which test did he do better?a. WAIS-IIIb. SATsc. He performed equally well on both tests. d. This cannot be determined.

Q: A personality test that measures self-actualizing values uses T-scores. On the "self-awareness" scale, Bethany receives a score of 70 while Edwina obtains a score of 40. At approximately which percentiles do these scores fall? a. Bethany: 98; Edwina: 34b. Bethany: 95; Edwina: 16 c. Bethany: 95; Edwina: 34 d. Bethany: 98; Edwina: 16

Q: A test to measure psychotic tendencies was given to a group of 1,000 potential air force cadets who wished to work in nuclear silos. Any cadet who scored at or over 64 would be eliminated. The mean of the test was 52 and the standard deviation was 12. Of the following scores, which is the highest z-score someone could receive and still be accepted to work in the silos?a. 0b. 1.5 c. 2d. 2.5 e. 3

Q: A test to measure psychotic tendencies was given to a group of 1,000 potential air force cadets who wished to work in nuclear silos. Any cadet who scored at or over 64 would be eliminated. The mean of the test was 52 and the standard deviation was 12. Out of the 1,000 cadets how many were accepted?a. 160 b. 340 c. 560 d. 840

Q: If z = 3.0, which of the following is NOT correct?a. T = 80b. DIQ = 145 c. SAT = 800 d. NCE = 99 e. Sten = 9

Q: If z = -2.0, which of the following is NOT correct?a. T = 30b. DIQ = 70c. Percentile = 2 d. SAT = 200e. Stanine = 1

Q: Which of the following represents the best description of a DIQ?a. z(Mean) + SD (M = 15, SD = 100) b. z(Mean) + SD (M = 100, SD = 15) c. z(SD) + Mean (M = 15, SD = 100) d. z(SD) + Mean (M = 100, SD = 15)

Q: Given N = 600, M = 40, SD = 10 (Normal Distribution), approximately how many individuals would you expect to score between 20 and 30?a. 12 b. 204 c. 300 d. 84

Q: Which statement is usually NOT true about all norm-referenced standardized achievement tests?a. About 50 percent of all those who take the test will be below the median. b. The higher the standard error of measurement, the lower the reliability.c. The standard deviations are always the same, regardless of test publishing company. d. All of these are true.

Q: If you convert a group of z-scores to DIQ's, you will:a. change the distribution on the curve. b. decrease the mean.c. decrease the median.d. keep the original shape of the raw score distribution.

Q: Jill Jacobs receives a grade equivalent score of 10.6 on a national reading test. She is in the ninth grade. Which statement is mosttrue about Jill?a. Her reading ability is equal to students at the 10thgrade level. b. Based on this score, no conclusions can be drawn.c. Jill is doing better than the average student in her grade level. d. Jill is doing worse than the average student in her grade level. e. None of these are true.

Q: Which of the following is NOT true?a. DIQs are generally used with tests of intelligence. b. T scores are generally used with personality tests.c. Sten scores are generally used with personality inventories and questionnaires. d. Stanines are generally used with achievement tests.e. All of these are true.

Q: Which of the following is NOT always true?a. If you know the z score, you can determine a percentile by looking at a conversion chart.b. If you know the z score, you can determine most common standard scores (e.g., T score, DIQ, SAT, NCE, etc.).c. If you know the z score, you can determine the standard deviation of the test. d. All of these are true.

Q: On normally distributed curves, which of the following is NOT true?a. The percentile rank mean is always p = 50.b. The mean of z scores is always 0.c. The mean of the standard deviation is 0.d. The mean of standard scores vary as a function of the type of standard score (e.g., T score mean is 50, DIQ mean is 100).e. The mean of the publisher type score varies as a function of the publisher.

Q: If you have the raw scores of two individuals on a norm-referenced test, which of the following is important in terms of making meaning of those scores?a. Measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode)b. The relative positions of the scores to the rest of the group c. Whether higher scores are better than lower scoresd. How an individual feels about his or her score e. All of these are important.

Q: Which of the following is NOT true about criterion-referenced testing? a. They are used when one whishes to compare a test score to a predetermined value or a set criterion. b. Many states have gone to using criterion-referenced testing as a result of the recent passing of No Child Left Behind legislation. c. They are useful when one is wishing to compare a score to an individual's peer group. d. As compared to norm-referenced testing, they are an alternative way of understanding test scores.

Q: Exhibit6-2In order to evaluate a graduate program in counseling, a decision is made to compare the scores of the recent graduates on the National Counseling Exam (NCC) to the national norms. Therefore, the program decides to compare its current graduates with the all graduates nationally who took the exam. Their scores of the current graduates are as follows:Use the data from Exhibit 6-2. If the national mean is 25, and the standard deviation is 8, who has done better: the graduate program or the national group?

Q: Exhibit6-2In order to evaluate a graduate program in counseling, a decision is made to compare the scores of the recent graduates on the National Counseling Exam (NCC) to the national norms. Therefore, the program decides to compare its current graduates with the all graduates nationally who took the exam. Their scores of the current graduates are as follows:Refer to Exhibit 6-2. Draw a cumulative distribution (ogive curve) using your class interval frequency distribution of

Q: Exhibit6-2In order to evaluate a graduate program in counseling, a decision is made to compare the scores of the recent graduates on the National Counseling Exam (NCC) to the national norms. Therefore, the program decides to compare its current graduates with the all graduates nationally who took the exam. Their scores of the current graduates are as follows:Refer to Exhibit 6-2. Draw a histogram using your class interval frequency distribution of 4.

Q: Exhibit6-2In order to evaluate a graduate program in counseling, a decision is made to compare the scores of the recent graduates on the National Counseling Exam (NCC) to the national norms. Therefore, the program decides to compare its current graduates with the all graduates nationally who took the exam. Their scores of the current graduates are as follows:Refer to Exhibit 6-2. Draw a frequency polygon using class intervals of 4.

Q: Exhibit6-2In order to evaluate a graduate program in counseling, a decision is made to compare the scores of the recent graduates on the National Counseling Exam (NCC) to the national norms. Therefore, the program decides to compare its current graduates with the all graduates nationally who took the exam. Their scores of the current graduates are as follows:Using the information in Exhibit 6-2, if you want to end up with six bars on your histogram, how many numbers should be in each interval?

Q: Exhibit6-2In order to evaluate a graduate program in counseling, a decision is made to compare the scores of the recent graduates on the National Counseling Exam (NCC) to the national norms. Therefore, the program decides to compare its current graduates with the all graduates nationally who took the exam. Their scores of the current graduates are as follows:Refer to Exhibit 6-2. Draw a frequency distribution.

Q: Exhibit6-2In order to evaluate a graduate program in counseling, a decision is made to compare the scores of the recent graduates on the National Counseling Exam (NCC) to the national norms. Therefore, the program decides to compare its current graduates with the all graduates nationally who took the exam. Their scores of the current graduates are as follows:Refer to Exhibit 6-2. Find the standard deviation.

Q: Exhibit6-2In order to evaluate a graduate program in counseling, a decision is made to compare the scores of the recent graduates on the National Counseling Exam (NCC) to the national norms. Therefore, the program decides to compare its current graduates with the all graduates nationally who took the exam. Their scores of the current graduates are as follows:Refer to Exhibit 6-2. Find the interquartile range.

Q: Exhibit6-2In order to evaluate a graduate program in counseling, a decision is made to compare the scores of the recent graduates on the National Counseling Exam (NCC) to the national norms. Therefore, the program decides to compare its current graduates with the all graduates nationally who took the exam. Their scores of the current graduates are as follows:Refer to Exhibit 6-2. Find the range.

Q: Exhibit6-2In order to evaluate a graduate program in counseling, a decision is made to compare the scores of the recent graduates on the National Counseling Exam (NCC) to the national norms. Therefore, the program decides to compare its current graduates with the all graduates nationally who took the exam. Their scores of the current graduates are as follows: Refer to Exhibit 6-2. Find the mode.

Q: Exhibit6-2In order to evaluate a graduate program in counseling, a decision is made to compare the scores of the recent graduates on the National Counseling Exam (NCC) to the national norms. Therefore, the program decides to compare its current graduates with the all graduates nationally who took the exam. Their scores of the current graduates are as follows:Refer to Exhibit 6-2. Find the median.

Q: Exhibit6-2In order to evaluate a graduate program in counseling, a decision is made to compare the scores of the recent graduates on the National Counseling Exam (NCC) to the national norms. Therefore, the program decides to compare its current graduates with the all graduates nationally who took the exam. Their scores of the current graduates are as follows:Refer to Exhibit 6-2. Find the mean

Q: Exhibit 6-1Using the numbers in Exhibit 6-1, determine the standard deviation.

Q: Exhibit 6-1Using the numbers in Exhibit 6-1, determine the interquartile range.

Q: Exhibit 6-1Using the numbers in Exhibit 6-1, determine the range.

Q: Exhibit 6-1Using the numbers in Exhibit 6-1, determine the mode.

Q: Exhibit 6-1Using the numbers in Exhibit 6-1, determine the median.

Q: Exhibit 6-1Using the numbers in Exhibit 6-1, determine the mean.

Q: Exhibit 6-1Using the numbers in Exhibit 6-1, draw a cumulative distribution (ogive curve) using class intervals of 3.

Q: Exhibit 6-1Using the numbers in Exhibit 6-1, draw a frequency polygon using class intervals of 3.

Q: Exhibit 6-1Using the numbers in Exhibit 6-1, draw a histogram using class intervals of 3.

Q: Exhibit 6-1Using the numbers in Exhibit 6-1, draw a frequency distribution using class intervals of 3.

Q: Exhibit 6-1Using the numbers in Exhibit 6-1, if you want to end up with four bars on your histogram, how many numbers should be in each interval?