Validity in a Study Refers to the Extent to Which

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Multiple Choice

Validity in a study refers to the extent to which a study measures what it actually intended to measure.Reliability,in a study or clinical context,means the extent to which a method or a measurement repeatedly and consistently produces the same outcome or results,performed under identical conditions.

• A) Both statements are true.
• B) Both statements are false.
• C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
• D) The first statement is false; the second is true.

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