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What is discriminant validity and when is it desirable?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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How can you ensure that your measure has convergent validity?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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

Answer: Discriminant validity is when a scale does not correlate with unrelated scales. This is desirable because a scale doesn't want to actually measure something other than what it's intended to measure, such as IQ or socioeconomic status.

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Answer: Convergent validity is when a scale correlates with other scales measuring the same construct. You can ensure it by testing your measure against other, related scales.


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Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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