To Assess the Validity of a College Admissions Test, a Researcher

question 21

Multiple Choice

To assess the validity of a college admissions test, a researcher will correlate the test scores with the students' first semester grade-point average. Which type of validity is the researcher investigating?

• A) concurrent
• B) discriminant
• C) convergent
• D) predictive

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