What Is the Relationship Between Moderators and External Validity

question 44

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between moderators and external validity?

• A) Moderators suggest that associations may be spurious.
• B) Moderators suggest that associations may not generalize to all subgroups of people.
• C) Moderators are necessary for external validity to be established.
• D) Moderators suggest that an association between two variables will extend to another variable.
• E) Moderators tell us nothing about external validity.

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