A Test Necessarily Lacks Content Validity When It

question 59

Multiple Choice

A test necessarily lacks content validity when it

• A)does not successfully predict the criterion.
• B)is made up of a statistically significant selected sample of items from a large collection of items.
• C)has excellent "face validity."
• D)is made up of a random selection of items from a population of items.
• E)is made up of items which do not represent the domain of the construct.

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