Validity Is the Extent to Which Differences in Observed Scale

question 88

True/False

Validity is the extent to which differences in observed scale scores reflect true differences among objects on the characteristic being measured,rather than systematic or random errors.

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Definitions:

Methyl Glycoside

A compound resulting from the reaction of a sugar with methanol where the sugar's anomeric carbon is linked to a methoxy group.

Galactose

A simple sugar (monosaccharide) that, together with glucose, forms lactose, the principal sugar in milk.

Hydrolyzed

A chemical process in which a molecule is broken down into smaller units by the addition of water.

Fischer Projection

A method of drawing organic molecules that depicts a three-dimensional structure in a two-dimensional plane, specifically used to illustrate stereoisomers.