A split-half reliability coefficient of .60 means
A) 60 percent of the students can be expected to vary from their true score.
B) on retesting, 60 percent of the students can be expected to vary about 68 percent from their true score.
C) the measurements are 60 percent reliable.
D) 40 percent of the measurements are reliable.
E) none of these are true.

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A split-half reliability coefficient of .60 does not directly translate to any of the given interpretations. It indicates the correlation between two halves of a test, suggesting the internal consistency of the test, but does not directly imply the percentage of students varying from their true score, the percentage of reliability in the measurements, or any specific expectation of variance upon retesting.

A Split-Half Reliability Coefficient of .60 Means