If Clinicians Using a System Show High Levels of Agreement

question 39

Multiple Choice

If clinicians using a system show high levels of agreement in their diagnostic decisions, it means that the system has ______________; whereas if the diagnostic categories accurately capture the essential features of the various disorders, it means the system has ________________.

• A)validity; reliability
• B)reliability; validity
• C)stability; validity
• D)reliability; stability

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Definitions:

Variable Costing Income Statement

An income statement format that deducts only variable costs from sales to compute contribution margin, followed by the deduction of fixed costs to determine net income.

Net Operating Income

The profit generated from the normal operational activities of a business, excluding other income and expenses such as interest and taxes.

Variable Costing

An accounting technique that calculates the cost of a product by considering only costs that fluctuate with the level of production, excluding fixed costs.

Absorption Costing

A costing method that includes all manufacturing costs - both variable and fixed - in the cost of a product.