Alexandria wants to use a personality test as part of her honors thesis.She knows that existing tests provide many benefits,such as having established norms.A norm is important because it is a ____.
A) statistical tool used to calculate the standard deviation
B) measure of central tendency
C) description of the frequency of particular scores
D) standard for test objectiveness

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A norm is a description of the frequency of particular scores in a certain population, which helps to provide context and comparison for individual test scores. It is not a statistical tool, measure of central tendency, or a standard for objectiveness.

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