A table of critical passing scores was assembled for assessing the effects of blind guessing on the results of true-false and multiple-choice tests. This useful tabulation also represents an intermediate step toward development of a more comprehensive model for nonblind guessing in Bayesian statistics. By checking this table for various forms of tests, one can make a decision with 95% confidence as to whether the correction for guessing is necessary for grading a true-false or multiple-choice test. A function in the Microsoft Excel software is described to extend the table.
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