Squaring the Validity Coefficient Between a Test and a Criterion

question 59

Multiple Choice

Squaring the validity coefficient between a test and a criterion will tell us about the amount of ______.

• A) shared variance
• B) reliability
• C) validity
• D) homogeneity

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