A Researcher Is Interested in Examining the Association Between How

question 74

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in examining the association between how humorous children are and their school achievement. Two observers go to children's homes and judge children as "not funny at all," "slightly funny," or "very funny." Upon comparison of the observers' judgments, it is apparent that the observers have a high level of disagreement as to children's humour level. This measure of humour level has poor:

• A) test-retest reliability.
• B) interrater reliability.
• C) internal validity.
• D) interrater validity.

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