In assessing the reliability of a new test, a sample of 1,000 examinees take the test, and one week later are asked to take the same test again. This is an example of which type of reliability?
A) Test-retest
B) Alternate forms
C) Internal consistency
D) Odd-even
E) None of these

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Test-retest reliability involves administering the same test to the same group of people at two different points in time and calculating the correlation between their scores. In this case, the same test was administered twice to the same group of people one week apart.

In Assessing the Reliability of a New Test, a Sample