In psychological measurement, a score of 50 is generally considered as

49.9 - 50.9
49 - 51
49.25 - 50.75
49.5 - 50.5
Here is a series of scores : 93, 90, 85, 84, ..., 56, 42, 40. What is the best size of class intervals?
3
5
6
7
What is the best measure of typical performance to use when there are extreme measures?
mean
median
mode
standard deviation
What measure of central tendency is affected by extreme measures?
mean
median
mode
standard deviation
If the mean is larger than the median, the mode is :
below the mean
above the mean
below the median
above the median
When plotting the frequency polygon, which part of the score class do we use?
lower limit
higher limit
midpoint
entire class interval
A distribution with the greatest frequency at and around the middle and a few high and low scores
is :
platykurtic
mesokurtic
leptokurtic
skewed
A distribution in which the scores are clustered at either end and shows a curve which is :
normal
bimodal
skewed
mesokurtic
One should interpret the percentile rank of a given score in the terms of percentage of :
number of correct responses
number of items in the test

number of cases in the distribution

number of wrong responses
A distribution that is steep with a narrow range is called :
kurtosis
leptokurtic
mesokurtic
platykurtic
The least reliable measure of dispersion is the :
range
Q
mode
SD
The measure of variability not influenced by extreme scores is the :
Q
range
MD
SD
The semi-quartile range is a measure of :
probability
reliability
central tendency
correlation
The measure of score density around the median is the :
range
mean deviation
quartile deviation
standard deviation
The greatest weakness of the range as a measure of variability is its
intricate computation
ease of computation
extreme in stability
difficulty of interpretation
The root-mean-square deviation is generally known as :
average deviation
quartile deviation
range
standard deviation
The largest measure of variability from the central tendency of a distribution is :

average deviation
quartile deviation
range
standard deviation
Which of the following cannot illustrate two distributions together?
Cumulative frequency curve
Cumulative percentage curve
Histogram
Scattergram
A distribution characterized by many high scores and a few very low scores is :
leptokurtic
negatively skewed
platykurtic
positively skewed
xThe range is an expression of :
central tendency
correlation
concentration
variability
What is the arithmetic mean of these scores :
4
4.3
4.5
4.6
What would be the student's percentile score if he got a score of 83, the highest in a group of 100
students?
100
99
83
75
In a normal distribution, one standard deviation from the mean is approximately equal to :
25 %
34 %
50 %
75 %
In this series of scores : 5, 7, 10, 4, 5, : the mean is :
5.2

6.1
6.2
6.4
The midscore or median of the following scores : 20, 24, 25, 10, 15, 24, 20, : is :
10
15
20
24
Which of the following scores is meaningless :
raw scores of 45
a z-score of 1.5
a stanine of 5
a t-score of 60
A student had a score of 60. The mean is 70 and the deviation is 10. His z-score is :
-1.00
1.00
1.30
-10
Which of these groups would be more likely to have a distribution of scores very close to a normal
curve?
a very bright class of pupils
a very slow group of pupils
a very small group of unselected pupils
a very large group of unselected pupils
Which of the following procedure would be expected to ensure the reliability of a test? Increasing
the :
length of the test
number of types of items in the test
homogeneity of the test
heterogeneity of the test
Test norms are based on :
the actual performance of a representative group of students
the predetermined levels of standard of performance
the performance of a selected group of students
the anticipator performance of a group of students
A test with a difficulty index of 0.85 is considered :
high, therefore difficult
low, therefore easy

high, therefore easy

low, there

A clear example of a future-oriented test is the :

Philippine Achievement Test
Otislemon Mental Ability Test
Personality Test
Natoinal College Entrance
Which of the types of ability is not generally measured by intelligence tests?
Quantitative
Reasoning
Verbal
Social
The Rorschach Test and Thematic Association Test are both referred to as _______ tests.
projective
psychometric
sociometric
analytic
Which of the following is considered as a serious with personality tests?
reliability
scorability
usability
validity
Attitudes toward communism or socialism are best measured with :
sociometry
questionnaires & interviews
checklist & multiple choice test
forced triads
Which of the following is not used to access personality :
interest/inventories
self-report inventories
observational techniques
sociometric inventories
Two classes are given the same arithmetic test and the mean for both classes is 57. The standard
deviation for Class A is 5.1, while that of Class B is 10.3. On the basis of the above data, we may
conclude that with respect to arithmetic achievement :
Class A is more heterogenous than Class B
the teaching of arithmetic is more effective in Class A

Class B is more heterogenous than Class A

there is no sufficient data for making a comparison
In the following distribution : 1, 3, 3, 3, 5, we can say that :
the mean is greater than the median
the median is greater than the mode
the mode is greater than the mean
the mean, median and the mode have the same value
The distribution given in no. 39 is :
skewed to the left
normal
skewed to the right
leptokurtic
mA class of 59 was given a test. The mean was 110 and the standard deviation was 12. The z-score
of a score of 120 is :
x-1
x-1.5
x1
x.1.5
If we add 5 points to each score, what happens to the standard deviation?
increased by 5
increased by 10
remains the same
increased by 3
If we multiply each score by 2, what happens to the standard deviation?
multiplied by two
multiplied by 4
remains the same
multiplied by 1.5
If three private schools are offering you a teaching job and all these schools have the same starting
salary schedule of P2,100 and the same fringe benefits with 12 salary ranges. However, their SD's
differ which offer would you accept?
School
SD
A
10
B
12
C
16
Three students took three different tests in English, using what were presumably equivalent forms.
If the English test is the determining factor in awarding the student a scholarship, to whom would
you give it ?
M
Perla
Pedro
Paul
M
1992
1991
1990

M
130
100
150
SD
15
12
18
N
100
144
225
Scores
135
108
160
Perla's T-score is :
50
51
52
53
Pedro's z-score is :
0.56
0.57
0.67
0.75
Assuming normality, between what two scores values do 68 % of the scores in 1993 fall?
115 - 145
110 - 145
110 - 140
100 - 140
Assuming normality, between what two scores values do 34 % of the scores in 1991 fall?
90 - 100
100 - 112
112 - 124
110 - 112
Find Paul's z-score.
0.33
0.40
0.55
0.66
A student whose score on a test lies in the third quartile :
is below average on the test
is above average on the test
has a score of 50 percent or less
has a score of 25 percent or less
In a group on a standard test, the median would correspond to the :
arithmetic average
50th percentile
quartile deviation
most reliable score
When an evaluation refers to norm-referencing tests, it is most likely reporting data from :
teacher-made tests
local, city-wide tests
standardized achievement tests
criterion-referenced tests

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