Can You Ever Be Certain That You Have Achieved Internal

question 47

Essay

Can you ever be certain that you have achieved internal validity in a study? Do you think it is possible that threats to internal validity have gone undetected in some studies and thus affected the conclusions? What sorts of implications could this situation cause?

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Definitions:

Edgeworth Box

A diagram used in microeconomics to show the distribution of resources and the optimal allocation between two individuals.

Pareto Optimal Allocations

Economic situations where no individual can be made better off without making another individual worse off.

Edgeworth Box

A diagram used in microeconomics to show the distribution of resources or outcomes between two parties, illustrating concepts like efficiency and market equilibria.

Endowed

Provided with a large amount of a particular resource or quality, often referring to natural resources, wealth, abilities, or characteristics given to individuals or places.