The Textbook Indicates That Validity Is the Second Criterion Used

question 39

Multiple Choice

The textbook indicates that validity is the second criterion used to determine the usefulness of a diagnostic system. This is because

• A) as long as a diagnostic system is reliable, it does not matter if it is valid.
• B) if you don't have reliability, you cannot have validity.
• C) reliability and validity are independent of one another.
• D) a diagnostic tool that is reliable is also likely to have at least moderate validity.
• E) validity is usually more important than reliability.

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