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Administering a scale known to be a valid measure of a certain concept, along with a new scale intending to measure the same concept, and finding that the scores correlate is a way to establish __________________ validity.


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Laboratory Specimen

A sample of tissue, blood, urine, or other material from the body used for analysis and diagnosis in a laboratory.

Sputum Specimen

A sample of mucus coughed up from the lungs, collected for laboratory analysis to help diagnose respiratory diseases.

Surgical Incision

A cut made through the skin and tissues during surgery to gain access to the area being operated on.

Occult Blood

Refers to the presence of blood in the feces that is not visible to the naked eye, usually detected by chemical tests.

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