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1. Raw Score Observed, original, and
untransformed score be-
fore any operation is per-
formed on it, does not say
how diflcult the questions
are, what type of ques-
tions are used, whether
the test was timed or not.
2. Norm-referenced scores compare individual scores
to what is normal or typi-
cal, give meaning to per-
formance by comparing
people to other people
by using norms to evalu-
ate one's relative perfor-
mance.
3. Norms established to aid in in-
terpretation and are iden-
tified through research
studies that have been
administered to a huge
number of people to see
what is actually normal in
the real-world.
4. Criterion-refernced scores give meaning to perfor-
mance by comparing peo-
ple's scores to some stan-
dard or specific score.
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5. Experts or theory Who determines criterion?
6. Cut score some standard or specific
score
7. Others, same test taking group Norms allow comparing
outcomes with _ in the _.
8. Take an individual raw score and covert it into a more What is the most common
easily understood and shared value. way to use a norm?
9. Percentile a distributions of scores
below which a given per-
centage of scores falls
or can be understood as
the percentage of people
scoring less than a partic-
ular raw score.
10. Examine the score relative to the rest of the scores in What is a very common
the set. way of understanding in-
dividual raw scores?
11. 100, tests in schools How many percentiles are
within an entire distribu-
tion of scores, where are
they most often used?
12. Rank The lower the percentile,
the lower the _.
13. Right The percentile does not
indicate the percentage
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SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATE
of question that someone
got _.
14. Percentiles Easy to compute and un-
derstand and can be ap-
plied across any test situ-
ation.
15. Tells very little about qualitative performance, not cri- Drawbacks of percentile:
terion-referenced, assumes larger sample is normally
distributed, not equally spaced, does not reflect differ-
ences accurately, gives rise to confusion.
16. Not better than himself The upper limit for a per-
centile for even the best
score on a test is 99 be-
cause an individual can be
better than others but
17. Median Special percentile, the
point at wthich 50% of
scores fall below and 50%
fall above, midpoint in a
distribution of scores.
18. Median is insensitive to extreme scores, whereas the One very good reason to
mean is not. use median instead of the
mean.
19. Quartile Divide the distribution of
scores into quarters or
fourths.
SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATE
1. Raw Score Observed, original, and
untransformed score be-
fore any operation is per-
formed on it, does not say
how diflcult the questions
are, what type of ques-
tions are used, whether
the test was timed or not.
2. Norm-referenced scores compare individual scores
to what is normal or typi-
cal, give meaning to per-
formance by comparing
people to other people
by using norms to evalu-
ate one's relative perfor-
mance.
3. Norms established to aid in in-
terpretation and are iden-
tified through research
studies that have been
administered to a huge
number of people to see
what is actually normal in
the real-world.
4. Criterion-refernced scores give meaning to perfor-
mance by comparing peo-
ple's scores to some stan-
dard or specific score.
, LSU PSYC 3020 EXAM 2 | COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATE
5. Experts or theory Who determines criterion?
6. Cut score some standard or specific
score
7. Others, same test taking group Norms allow comparing
outcomes with _ in the _.
8. Take an individual raw score and covert it into a more What is the most common
easily understood and shared value. way to use a norm?
9. Percentile a distributions of scores
below which a given per-
centage of scores falls
or can be understood as
the percentage of people
scoring less than a partic-
ular raw score.
10. Examine the score relative to the rest of the scores in What is a very common
the set. way of understanding in-
dividual raw scores?
11. 100, tests in schools How many percentiles are
within an entire distribu-
tion of scores, where are
they most often used?
12. Rank The lower the percentile,
the lower the _.
13. Right The percentile does not
indicate the percentage
, LSU PSYC 3020 EXAM 2 | COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATE
of question that someone
got _.
14. Percentiles Easy to compute and un-
derstand and can be ap-
plied across any test situ-
ation.
15. Tells very little about qualitative performance, not cri- Drawbacks of percentile:
terion-referenced, assumes larger sample is normally
distributed, not equally spaced, does not reflect differ-
ences accurately, gives rise to confusion.
16. Not better than himself The upper limit for a per-
centile for even the best
score on a test is 99 be-
cause an individual can be
better than others but
17. Median Special percentile, the
point at wthich 50% of
scores fall below and 50%
fall above, midpoint in a
distribution of scores.
18. Median is insensitive to extreme scores, whereas the One very good reason to
mean is not. use median instead of the
mean.
19. Quartile Divide the distribution of
scores into quarters or
fourths.
