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Some Industries' Competition Is Much More Intense Than Others

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Some industries' competition is much more intense than others. Retail grocery stores such as Kroger, Safeway, and Albertson's in the United States experience fierce competition and offer similar marketing campaigns to compete. What is this an example of in terms of Porter's Five Forces?

Understand different types of research designs (e.g., experimental, prospective observational study, and retrospective observational study).

Identify the key elements of an experimental design, including random assignment, control groups, and blinding.

Distinguish between lurking and confounding variables and their impact on research conclusions.

Interpret the limitations of observational studies in establishing causality.

Definitions:

Predictive Validity

The extent to which a test accurately forecasts or predicts the future performance or behavior of individuals on related tasks.

Criterion-related Validity

The extent to which a measure is related to an outcome or criterion, indicating the utility of the test for predicting performance or behavior.

Discriminant Validity

A method of demonstrating construct validity by correlating a test with other dissimilar instruments to ensure lack of a relationship.

Intelligence Test

Individual tests that assess a broad range of cognitive capabilities that generally results in an “IQ” score. Often used to identify mental retardation, giftedness, learning disabilities, and general cognitive functioning. It is a type of aptitude test.