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neverstopbelieb

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on: Jun 21, 2018
If a test of academic ability given to high school students is correlated with grades during the
  freshman year at college, the test has
 
  A) construct validity.
  B) test-retest reliability.
  C) alternate forms reliability.
  D) predictive validity.

Question 2

In using the known groups method to determine whether a test is valid, a researcher needs to test
 
  A) groups of people whom he or she knows personally.
  B) subjects who agree to have their names known.
  C) groups with published norms on a variety of personality tests.
  D) groups which can be presumed to differ on the construct being measured.


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jessofishing

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


neverstopbelieb

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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