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Identify and briefly describe two types of validity.
 
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Question 2

If the scientific method is being used to evaluate a hypothesis predicting a specific relationship between two variables, then it is essential that both variables can be measured.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Content validity: The extent to which a measuring instrument covers a representative sample of the domain of behaviors to be measured.

Face validity: The extent to which a measuring instrument appears valid on its surface.

Criterion validity: The extent to which a measuring instrument accurately predicts behavior or ability in a given area.

Construct validity: The degree to which a measuring instrument accurately measures a theoretical construct or trait that it is designed to measure.

Answer to Question 2

True


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