Race-norming of the General Aptitude Test (GATB) was viewed as appropriate by the National Academy of Sciences because
A. the various groups for which data exists are being held to the same standards.
B. African-Americans are more likely than Caucasians to come from disadvantaged backgrounds, and race-norming the test compensates to some degree for that disadvantage.
C. so few minority group members take the test that the net effect of the race-norming would not yield the desired consequence.
D. the criterion-related validity of the test for African-Americans and Caucasians is represented by different regression lines.
Answer: D
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