Which of the Following Statements About Construct Validity Does NOT

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about construct validity does NOT hold?

• A) It ensures that the study is high in internal validity.
• B) It is relevant to both the dependent and independent variables in a study.
• C) It can be identical for two researchers who have different operational definitions of the same conceptual variable.
• D) It facilitates the testing of both hypotheses and theories.

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Definitions:

Infinite Population

A theoretical concept where the size of the population is limitless or indefinitely large.

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of the values by the number of values.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how spread out the values are.

Statistical Inference

The process of using data obtained from a sample to make estimates or test hypotheses about the characteristics of a population.