Interpretive Validity Refers to ______

question 21

Multiple Choice

Interpretive validity refers to ______.

• A) the accuracy of the interpretations of participants' behaviors and words
• B) the factual accuracy of the account provided in the research
• C) the extent to which the researcher behaved objectively enough to report the data and findings in an unbiased manner, without making judgments of the collected data
• D) the extent to which the study, and its final report, relates the phenomenon being studied to a broader theory

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