Which One of the Following Statements About Validity Is FALSE

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements about validity is FALSE?

• A) Evidence of validity based on a test's relations with other variables involves correlating test scores to a measure of performance or another test.
• B) Evidence of validity based on content involves examining the questions on the test to see whether they represent the domain being measured.
• C) Evidence of validity based on content involves correlating test scores to a criterion.
• D) Evidence of validity based on a test's relations with a criterion can be gathered via the concurrent and predictive methods.

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Definitions:

Squares

A mathematical operation involving multiplying a number by itself.

Regression Analysis

Regression analysis is a statistical method used to model and analyze the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Variable

An attribute or characteristic that can assume different values among subjects in a study or items in a data set, each potentially impacting outcomes.

Least Squares Estimates

Statistical estimates obtained by minimizing the sum of the squared differences between observed and predicted values in regression analysis.