Assume that of 55 persons who take a test, 10 of the 15 people falling in the upper group on total

test score and 5 of the 15 falling in the lower group on total test score pass a given item. What is
the item discrimination index?

A) 1.00 B) .33 C) .50 D) .17


B

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