What Is Meant by the Term "Predictive Validity

question 44

Multiple Choice

What is meant by the term "predictive validity"?

• A) The test measures what it is intended to measure and not something else
• B) The test measures accurately what it is intended to predict
• C) The test appears to measure what it is intended to measure based on face value
• D) The test has the ability to predict how a person will think, feel or behave in the future

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Definitions:

Scale Construction

The process of developing a tool or instrument for measuring variables, typically involving item generation and validation.

Randomness

A principle in which individual outcomes or events are unpredictable, but the statistical distribution of outcomes over many repetitions will show a specific pattern.

Scale Items

Individual questions or statements in a survey or questionnaire that are scored to measure a particular construct or variable.

Readability

The ease with which text can be read and understood by its intended audience.