A correlation coefficient equal to -.

98 would indicate: a strong direct relationship

between the two variables

Cut scores are numerical reference points used to classify.

Which of the following is true of multiple regression? Multiple regression:always

involves one DV and two or more IVs

Tests such as the SAT and the GRE employ these to help bring meaning to test
takers' test scores. They are fixed reference group scoring systems.
In a bygone era, age norms wereassociated with the now out of favor concept of
mental age.

The primary use of a regression equation in testing and assessment is to fix

certain scores as an anchor for future scores.

Sampling all different subgroups within a population is an example of: stratified

sampling

A correlation coefficient equal to -.98 would indicate: a strong inverse relationship

between the two variables

Sampling all different subgroups within a population is an example of: stratified

sampling

National anchor norms allow for comparisons between: one student and a national
sample of others taking the same test

Which of the following would be true for a 3rd grade student who earned a grade-
equivalent score of 5.0 on a standardized math test? she performed similarly to a
hypothetical 5th grade student

The actual raw score difference between the 50th and 55th percentiles compared
with the 90th and 95th percentiles is likely to be: smaller
Which of the following is true of age norms? Age norms enjoy wide acceptance: for
physical, but not psychological characteristics

Which of the following is always true of a sample in the statistical sense? The
sample: can never be greater in number than the population from which it is drawn