A Student Conducted a Research Study by Surveying His Fraternity

question 4

Multiple Choice

A student conducted a research study by surveying his fraternity brothers about their political attitudes. This study might well have a problem with _____________-

• A) Internal validity
• B) External validity

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Definitions:

Format And Readability

Criteria evaluating how text is organized and presented for ease of reading and understanding.

Content Validity

A measure of how well test items represent the domain they're intended to assess, ensuring the test is comprehensive and relevant.

Face Validity

Superficial observation that a test appears to cover the correct content or domain. This is not an actual form of validity since the appearance of test items may or may not accurately reflect the domain.

Pilot Study

A small-scale preliminary study conducted to evaluate feasibility, time, cost, risk, and adverse events, used to improve the design of a future full-scale research project.