A Test Is Constructed to Identify People Who Will Develop

question 3

Multiple Choice

A test is constructed to identify people who will develop schizophrenia. Of the 100 people the test identifies, 93 show signs of developing schizophrenia within five years. The test may be said to have high:

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

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