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Mechanical solidarity and Gemeinschaft both describe the most intimate societies that are personal and have close kinship connections.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Discuss the difference between validity and reliability.
 
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Answer to Question 1

TRUE

Answer to Question 2

(1 ) Validity refers to whether an operational definition measures what it was intended to measure. It addresses the issue of accuracy of measurement.
(2 ) Reliability refers to the extent to which different studies come up with similar results. It addresses the issue of consistency of measurement.



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