A school psychologist is selecting a norm-referenced test for a 10-year-old. The test manual reports a reliability coefficient of .72. How should this be interpreted?
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A
The test is highly reliable and appropriate for high-stakes decisions
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B
The reliability is marginally acceptable; caution is needed for individual decisions
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C
The test is unreliable and should not be used in any school setting
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D
Reliability coefficients are irrelevant for norm-referenced tests