This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A newly developed instrument for screening depression suggests that an individual is not depressed; ... (Read 90 times)

RYAN BANYAN

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 563
on: Jul 30, 2018
A newly developed instrument for screening depression suggests that an individual is not depressed; however, later information reveals that in fact he is depressed. This problem can be attributed to:
 
  a. parallel forms.
  b. internal consistency.
  c. a false positive.
  d. a false negative.
  e. sampling error.

Question 2

A test developer creates a new instrument to measure depression. He correlates this instrument with an existing test that measures anxiety. The test developer hopes to not find a high correlation, thus assuring the integrity of the construct he is measuring. This type of validity is called:
 
  a. experimental design validity.
  b. factor analysis validity.
  c. convergent validity.
  d. criterion-related validity.
  e. discriminant validity.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Bison

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 342
Reply #1 on: Jul 30, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: d

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: e


RYAN BANYAN

  • Member
  • Posts: 563
Reply 2 on: Jul 30, 2018
Excellent

kishoreddi

  • Member
  • Posts: 329
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Not getting enough sleep can greatly weaken the immune system. Lack of sleep makes you more likely to catch a cold, or more difficult to fight off an infection.

Did you know?

People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.

Did you know?

Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. As of yet, there is no cure. Everyone is at risk, and there may be no warning signs. It is six to eight times more common in African Americans than in whites. The best and most effective way to detect glaucoma is to receive a dilated eye examination.

Did you know?

Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.

Did you know?

Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.

Cottontails' ears have developed to hear even whisper-quiet sounds at incredible distances. Cottontails' ears have developed to hear even whisper-quiet sounds at incredible distances.
Cryptorchidism. (a) In complete cryptorchidism, the testes of a newborn have failed to descend into Cryptorchidism. (a) In complete cryptorchidism, the testes of a newborn have failed to descend into
Worldwide Variations in Population and Income Levels Developed countries represent only 18% of the Worldwide Variations in Population and Income Levels Developed countries represent only 18% of the
In 1839 Mary Cragin, at the age of twenty-nine, became a convert to John Humphrey Noyes’s “communism In 1839 Mary Cragin, at the age of twenty-nine, became a convert to John Humphrey Noyes’s “communism
Measurement of Temperature: Instrument Shelters Measurement of Temperature: Instrument Shelters
Transport of newly synthesized mitochondrial proteins into the matrix Transport of newly synthesized mitochondrial proteins into the matrix
Video: Gastrulation: cross section of the frog

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library