In selecting items for scales, one would want to make sure that:
a. no items are used until they have passed the test of construct validity.
b. extreme positions on the variable are left off so that regression toward the
mean is avoided.
c. the scale achieves multi?dimensionality.
d. the items cover the actual range of variation on the variable.
D
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the expected frequency of males? a. 7 b. 10 c. 13 d. 20
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