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The degree to which the test appears to measure a concept to experts in a field is known as...
Reliability is increased on an objective test or instrument by reducing the ________________________________ in the individual.
Wit ratio data, all _____________ operations are meaningful.
Assuming a characteristic of an individual remains stable over time, a ________________ measuring instrument should reflect the stable characteristic through repeated trials.
The degree of correlation with another standardized instrument is known as...
Researchers may make assumptions when undertaking research that usually go _______________.
Randomly sampling from a convenience population (readily available to a researcher) is valid as long as researchers do not...
Assumptions can be ___________________ (ex. "All diseases have a cause"), or ____________________ (ex. "People with alcohol dependency should be treated as persons with medical problems rather than as criminals.").
To increase internal validity, the solution to the honeymoon effect is to...
When a test assumes a theoretical rationale with a lot of empirical evidence, the test is considered to have...
The degree of internal validity depends on the extent to which the investigator has _________________________.
Once a variable is operationally defined, this should help a researcher select _________________________________.
With nominal scale data, observations are arranged into various _______________ or ________________; they are often assigned to numbers, but these numbers do not reflect order or magnitude.
The extent to which a researcher can confidently generalize results (external validity) depends on what two factors?
____________ generates ____________, and vice versa.
When selecting a sample, the target population is narrowed by establishing ___________________________.
A greater sample size increases ________________________, or the likelihood of finding a real difference or association via statistics if one exists.
It is extremely important for tests to be both __________________ and ______________.
_________________ scale data is the most discrete and simplest level of data.
To increase internal validity, the solution to the differences in cognitive abilities of individuals is to...