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Copyright © 2018 by DECA Inc.  \nThese test questions were developed by the MBA Research and Curriculum Center® under contract with DECA Inc. Items have been randomly selected from the MBA Research Center’s Test-Item Bank and represent a variety of instructional areas. A descriptive test key, including question sources and answer rationale, has been provided.  \nCOPYRIGHT INFORMATION  \nIt is increasingly important that exams used in DECA’s Competitive Events Program meet criteria for high-stakes testing. DECA has contracted with MBA Research and Curriculum Center® to provide high quality comprehensive exams. Shop DECA sells these exams for members and chapters to have access to them for competition preparation. To help ensure quality, we monitor variables such as reliability, validity, discrimination, fairness and comprehensiveness. Further, we ensure that each exam item is appropriately anchored to performance indicators and curriculum standards derived from formal occupational analysis.  \nQuality testing is expensive. The costs of industry research, item writing and test development are shared among all participating associations through the sale of sample exams. To help contain costs, we depend on the participation of chartered associations, chapters and members adhering to all copyright restrictions.  \nPlease be certain to adhere to the following:  \n• Chapters may duplicate exams as needed for students within their own chapter.  \n• Under no circumstances may the exam, in whole or in part, or any item within be published or posted on any website.  \n• Items may NOT be edited nor rewritten for any purpose.  \n• Exam items may NOT be banked or used to develop other exams. Exams must be used only as distributed.  \nFailure to follow the above guidelines will result in:  \n• Non-participation in the current year’s International Career Development Conference.  \n• Not being eligible to purchase exams or scenarios from DECA Inc. for a period of one year for the first offense.  \nPlease contact Shop DECA if you have any questions regarding this copyright information at [shopdeca@deca.org](shopdeca@deca.org) or (703) 860-5006 .  \nUNDERSTANDING THE DECA EXAMS  \nDECA currently uses seven industry-validated exams. Exams are developed based on National Curriculum Standards, available for download at [https://www.mbaresearch.org/](https://www.mbaresearch.org/)[ ](https://www.mbaresearch.org/)[index.php/curriculum-teaching/business-admin-standards.](index.php/curriculum-teaching/business-admin-standards.)  \nEach exam item corresponds to a performance indicator within an instructional area and is assigned a curriculum planning level. 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