When a test is translated from one language in one culture to another language in another culture,______ can help ensure that the original test and the translated test are reasonably equivalent and tapping the same construct.
A) a translator
B) IRT
C) bi-lingual people who are experts on the two cultures
D) All of these

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A translator can ensure the test is accurately translated, bi-lingual people who are experts on the two cultures can ensure cultural and linguistic equivalence, and IRT can help in comparing the psychometric properties of the original test and the translated test to ensure they are equivalent. Therefore, all of these options can help ensure that the original test and the translated test are reasonably equivalent and tapping the same construct.

When a Test Is Translated from One Language in One