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lunatika

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The ACT and SAT are exams administered to high school students to determine how well they may do in college. Such tests are used because of their
 a. discriminant validity.
  b. predictive validity.
  c. convergent validity.
  d. interjudge reliability.
  e. nomological validity.

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One hundred sports writers are given a survey and asked to rank basketball players on categories such as rebounding, points scored, and assists. The results of the survey indicate that most sports writers agree on the top ten players, within the given categories. This is evidence of
 a. reliability.
  b. concurrent validity.
  c. discriminant validity.
  d. predictive validity.
  e. construct validity.


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cici

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Reply #1 on: Jun 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a


lunatika

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Reply 2 on: Jun 29, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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