A Student Sets a Computer Program to Record Participants' Responses

question 15

Multiple Choice

A student sets a computer program to record participants' responses to materials in her experiment to the millisecond,rather than to the tenth of a second.Which characteristic of the measuring instrument is the student trying to ensure?

• A) accuracy
• B) precision
• C) validity
• D) reliability

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Definitions:

Depreciation Expense

The portion of an asset's cost allocated over its useful life to account for its decline in value over time.

Useful Life

The duration over which an asset is expected to be economically viable and useful to the owner.

Depreciation Expense

The systematic allocation of an asset's cost over its useful life, reflecting the consumption or wear and tear of the asset.

Residual Value

The anticipated monetary value of an asset at the end of its operational life.