Dr. Macmillan has designed a test to measure mathematical ability in college graduates. In order to establish a norm against which individual scores may be interpreted and compared, she is presently administering the test to a large representative sample of college graduates. Dr. Macmillan is in the process of:
A) establishing the test's validity.
B) establishing the test's reliability.
C) standardizing the test.
D) establishing the test's representativeness.

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Standardizing a test involves administering it to a representative sample in order to establish norms, which are used to interpret individual scores. The other options, such as establishing validity and reliability, would typically be done before the test is standardized.

Dr Macmillan Has Designed a Test to Measure Mathematical Ability