What would best demonstrate that an individual item on a test is biased against women?
A)The item was written by a committee composed of men.
B)More than half of all women answer the item incorrectly.
C)The item is one of the easiest for men, but one of the harder items for women.
D)The women with the best overall scores answer this item correctly more than others do.

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The best demonstration of bias against women in a test item is when there is a significant difference in difficulty between genders for the same question, as indicated in choice C. If an item is notably easier for men and harder for women, it suggests the item may be biased in a way that unfairly advantages one gender over the other.

What Would Best Demonstrate That an Individual Item on a Test