Suppose more than half of all women answer a particular question incorrectly.Is that test item "biased" against women?
A)Yes, an item that most women answer incorrectly is defined as being biased.
B)No, it is normal for a test to include a certain number of difficult questions.
C)Maybe. It depends on whether most men also answered the question incorrectly.
D)Maybe. It depends on whether women had the option of leaving the answer blank.

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Bias in a test item refers to an unfair advantage given to one group over another. Simply having a difficult question does not necessarily mean bias. It depends on whether the difficulty affected one group more than the other. If most men also answered the question incorrectly, then it is not biased against women. However, if men answered the question correctly and women did not, then the question may be biased against women.

Suppose More Than Half of All Women Answer a Particular