When we say that an assessment instrument has norms, we mean that it:

a. can be interpreted with reference to others who have taken the assessment.
b. has a manual that provides information about reliability and validity.
c. has cutoffs regarding what is acceptable performance.
d. has a distribution of test scores that fit a bell curve


Answer is a. can be interpreted with reference to others who have taken the assessment.

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