The Score Validity of a Measuring Instrument Is Threatened When

question 116

Multiple Choice

The score validity of a measuring instrument is threatened when the instrument fails to measure all the important dimensions of the theoretical domain of a construct.This problem is called construct

• A) irrelevance.
• B) underrepresentation.
• C) divergence.
• D) specificity.

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