What Is the Difference Between Reliability and Validity? for Each

question 14

Essay

What is the difference between reliability and validity? For each construct, discuss three different ways that it is measured.

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Definitions:

Inflation Rate

The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, and, subsequently, eroding purchasing power.

Personal Trusts

Legal arrangements where assets are held by a trustee for the benefit of another party, often used for estate planning, to manage wealth, or provide for beneficiaries according to the grantor's specifications.

Futures Contracts

Financial derivatives that obligate the buyer to purchase an asset or the seller to sell an asset at a predetermined future date and price.

Short-Selling

The practice of selling securities or other financial instruments that are not currently owned, with the intention of repurchasing them at a lower price.