Which of the Following Is a Threat to External Validity

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a threat to external validity?

• A) Statistical regression.
• B) Testing effects
• C) Specification of variables.
• D) Instrumentation.

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Pragmatics

The patterns of intonation and social roles associated with a language.

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