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- Term - validity
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Definition: the main extent to which a concept, conclusion, or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world..
- Term - reliability
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Definition: the overall consistency of a measure. A measure is said to have a high reliability if it produces similar results under consistent conditions.
- Term - bias
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Definition: a systematic tendency in which the methods used to gather data and estimate a sample statistic present an inaccurate, skewed or distorted depiction of reality..
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- Term: bias
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- the overall consistency of a measure. A measure is said to have a high reliability if it produces similar results under consistent conditions
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- a systematic tendency in which the methods used to gather data and estimate a sample statistic present an inaccurate, skewed or distorted depiction of reality.
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- the main extent to which a concept, conclusion, or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world.
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- validity
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the main extent to which a concept, conclusion, or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world.
- reliability
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the overall consistency of a measure. A measure is said to have a high reliability if it produces similar results under consistent conditions
- bias
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a systematic tendency in which the methods used to gather data and estimate a sample statistic present an inaccurate, skewed or distorted depiction of reality.
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Choose the correct definition from the list.
- Term: bias
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- the overall consistency of a measure. A measure is said to have a high reliability if it produces similar results under consistent conditions
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- a systematic tendency in which the methods used to gather data and estimate a sample statistic present an inaccurate, skewed or distorted depiction of reality.
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- the main extent to which a concept, conclusion, or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world.