A school psychologist administers a psychological test to a child.For the purposes of her report,she converts the testtaker's raw scores to percentiles.Age and grade norms are provided in the manual but she declines to cite them because
A) percentiles are all that are needed for accurate reporting of results.
B) age and grade norms tend to be misinterpreted by the general public.
C) she prefers to report results using only means and standard deviations.
D) that's what they're expecting her to do.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Age and grade norms can indeed be misinterpreted by those not familiar with psychological testing, leading to potential confusion or misapplication of the results. Percentiles, on the other hand, offer a more straightforward comparison of the test taker's performance relative to a norm group.

A School Psychologist Administers a Psychological Test to a Child