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luminitza

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on: Jun 20, 2018
Sam is developing an instrument that would identify those students who may be at risk for flunking out of school.
 
  After administering this test to a group of students, he compares the results of the test with their current classroom performance. Sam is most likely trying to evaluate the instrument's ____________ validity
   a. discriminant
   b. concurrent
   c. content
   d. predictive

Question 2

The degree to which a measure correlates with other outcome measures is called
 
  a. discriminant validity.
  b. construct validity.
  c. criterion validity.
  d. content validity.


14vl19

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c


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