Because Researchers Are Generally More Concerned with Establishing Internal Validity

question 3

Multiple Choice

Because researchers are generally more concerned with establishing internal validity rather than external validity, they are typically more concerned with ______and less concerned with ________.

• A) random selection; random assignment
• B) random assignment; random selection
• C) populations; samples
• D) samples; populations

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Definitions:

Discounted Cash Flow

A valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows, adjusted for the time value of money.

Payback Method

A capital budgeting technique that calculates the time required to recoup the cost of an investment, focusing on cash flows rather than profitability.

Net Present Value

A method used to evaluate the profitability of an investment by calculating the difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows.

Cash Inflows

Money received by a business during a period of time, including sales, investment income, and financing.