Marjorie Conducted a Study of Students' Views of Race Relations

question 40

Multiple Choice

Marjorie conducted a study of students' views of race relations in America. She did not, however, share information about her participants. Marjorie has demonstrated

• A) a threat to internal validity.
• B) a threat to external validity.
• C) a threat to statistical conclusion validity.
• D) a threat to reliability.

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