content validity

content validity,

1 validity of a test or a measurement as a result of the use of previously tested items or concepts within the tool. See also validity.

2 the degree to which the items within a research instrument or measurement tool represent the universe of content for the concept being measured or the domain of a given behavior.

validity [vah-lid´ĭ-te]

the extent to which a measuring device measures what it intends or purports to measure.

construct validity the degree to which an instrument measures the characteristic being investigated; the extent to which the conceptual definitions match the operational definitions.

content validity verification that the method of measurement actually measures what it is expected to measure; see also face validity.

external validity the extent to which study findings can be generalized beyond the sample used in the study.

face validity a type of content validity, determining the suitability of a given instrument as a source of data on the subject under investigation, using common-sense criteria.

internal validity the extent to which the effects detected in a study are truly caused by the treatment or exposure in the study sample, rather than being due to other biasing effects of extraneous variables.

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