The Snowbird Phenomenon Refers to

question 23

Multiple Choice

The snowbird phenomenon refers to

• A) a type of Canadian bird that flies south in the winter
• B) older Canadians who move on a seasonal basis to southern US states
• C) older Canadians who move permanently to southern US states
• D) young Canadians who vacation in the winter
• E) older people who travel across Canada in the winter

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Definitions:

Predictive Validity

The extent to which a test's scores accurately forecast or correlate with future behavior, performance, or outcomes.

Concurrent Validity

The degree to which the results of a particular test or measurement correlate with those of a previously validated measure taken at the same time.

Content Validity

The extent to which a test measures all aspects of the content it's intended to cover.

Kuder-Richardson Reliability

A measure of the consistency of test scores across items within a test, commonly used to assess the reliability of dichotomously scored tests.