Correction #1

On page 70, the answer to question #3.32 is Sd = 39.11 and Variance = 1530.30

Correction #2 

On page 92, question 4.16 should read "Based on the z-score calculated in question 4.15,..." 

Correction #3

On page 92, question 4.18 should read "Based on the z-score calculated in question 4.17,..." 

Correction #4

On page 94, the answer to question 4.21 (f.) is z = +1.25.

Correction #5

On page 94, the answer to question 4.23 (f.) is T = 38.

Correction #6

On page 108, the last paragraph should read Calculation 5.2 shows how to use the formula to obtain a Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient. 

Correction #7

On page 109, Table 5.4 should read:

Table 5.4. Twelfth Graders’ GPAs and Combined Sat-I Scores

Student

GPA

Rank

SAT-I

Rank

D

D2

John Henry

3.97

1

1180

3

-2

4

Kate

3.85

2.5*

1130

6

-3.50

12.25

Wyatt

3.85

2.5*

1070

8

-5.50

30.25

Mattie

3.67

4

1180

3

1

1

Virgil

3.52

5

1140

5

0

0

Johnny

3.42

6

1290

1

5

25

Josephine

3.36

7

960

9

-2

4

Billy

3.24

8

1180

3

5

25

Jack

2.74

9

1110

7

2

4

Ike

2.56

10

720

10

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sum D2 = 105.50

·         When ties occur on x or y, assign the average of the rank involved to each score, e.g., 2 + 3 = 2.50.

 

Calculation 3.

               6 Sum (D2)
     rs = 1 -  -----------
                 n(n
2 - 1)

STEP 1     

               6 Sum (105.5)
rs = 1 -  -----------
                 10(10
2 - 1)

___________________________________________

STEP 2   

               633
rs = 1 -  -----------
                 990

STEP 3  


rs = 1 - 0.639 = 0.331
                 

 

     Calculation 3 shows that rs = 0.331, which is interpreted as a weak positive relationship between GPA and combined SAT-I scores.

 

Correction #8

The paragraph on Page 123 should read:

      “Calculation 6.1 shows that r = 0.756, which translates to a strong positive concurrent validity coefficient between the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test and the CAT. Although the validity coefficient is strong, it is below 0.80, and therefore it is not acceptable to use the CAT group test as a substitute for the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test.”