In His Study, Patrick Obtained Feedback from His Participants and Used

question 18

Multiple Choice

In his study, Patrick obtained feedback from his participants and used many of their descriptive words in writing up the study for publication. These strategies provide evidence of:

• A) Interpretive validity
• B) Descriptive validity
• C) Reflexive validity
• D) Theoretical validity

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Definitions:

Sustainable Growth Rate

The maximum rate at which a company can grow without needing to increase financial leverage.

Retention Ratio

The proportion of net income that is retained by a company rather than distributed to its shareholders as dividends.

ROA

Return on Assets, a financial ratio indicating how profitable a company is relative to its total assets, measuring how efficiently assets are utilized.

External Funding Requirement

The amount of money needed to be raised from external sources to finance the planned activities or investments of an organization or project.