What Is One Way to Combat Issues of Internal Validity

question 25

Multiple Choice

What is one way to combat issues of internal validity?

• A) Do not ask people about things that occurred in the past.
• B) Conduct longitudinal studies versus cross-sectional studies.
• C) Never conduct a cross-sectional design.
• D) Conduct longitudinal studies versus cross-sectional studies AND do not ask people about things that occurred in the past.
• E) Issues of internal validity cannot be avoided.

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Definitions:

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs associated with production that do not vary with the level of output, such as rent and salaries of managers.

Variable Overhead

Costs that change in proportion to the level of production or activity within a business.

Direct Materials

Raw materials directly used in the manufacturing of a product, which can be directly attributed to the finished product.

Fixed Overhead

Costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance, which are necessary for a business's operations regardless of output.