Observed test scores

3 important questions on Observed test scores

What do we mean by the weighted test score of a test taker?

  • some items differ in importance.
  • so weight is assigned to different items to make them count more.

What is the formula for the weighted test score?

WS = Σ wk x Xjk

What do the correlation and the covariance say about the items?

  • correlation and covariance are measures of association
  • when you find high correlation/covariance it is likely that the items measure the same construct

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