A Study Lacks __________ If It Fails to Eliminate the Possibility

question 7

Multiple Choice

A study lacks __________ if it fails to eliminate the possibility that an extraneous variable rather than the independent variable produced the effect on the dependent variable.

• A) reliability
• B) internal validity
• C) external validity
• D) generalizability

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Definitions:

Imports

Products or services imported from other countries for sale or consumption.

Purchasing Power

The value of currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy.

Imported Goods

Products or services brought into a country from abroad for sale.

Exports

Exports refer to the goods or services sold by a country to foreign markets, which is a fundamental component of international trade.