Administering a test to a group of individuals, dividing the test into two sections, and correlating the scores on each of the sections demonstrates the ________ method of estimating reliability.
A) test-retest
B) alternate forms
C) split-half
D) internal consistency

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The split-half method involves dividing a test into two equivalent halves and correlating the scores on each half. This method estimates the internal consistency of the test, or the degree to which different parts of the test are measuring the same construct. The other options (test-retest, alternate forms, internal consistency) are all methods of estimating reliability, but they do not involve dividing the test into two sections as the split-half method does.

Administering a Test to a Group of Individuals, Dividing the Test