What is the possible total score range for the scale?

What is the possible total score range for the scale?

• A. 0 to 40
• B. 10 to 70
• C. 24 to 96
• D. 16 to 80

Answer: (D)

Total score range is determined by how many items the scale has and the minimum and maximum you can assign to each item. If this scale has eight items and each item can be scored from 2 up to 10, the smallest possible total is eight times two (16) and the largest possible total is eight times ten (80). So the scale can yield totals anywhere from 16 to 80. Other ranges would only occur if the number of items or the per-item scoring were different.

Total score range is determined by how many items the scale has and the minimum and maximum you can assign to each item. If this scale has eight items and each item can be scored from 2 up to 10, the smallest possible total is eight times two (16) and the largest possible total is eight times ten (80). So the scale can yield totals anywhere from 16 to 80. Other ranges would only occur if the number of items or the per-item scoring were different.