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lianna [129] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-19T12:10:21+03:00

The correct answer is validity.

Validity refers to the ability of a test or study to actually to measure what <span>researchers think it measures</span> or what it is designed to measure. For instance, if a test or study aims to measure a population sample's blood alcohol level, but ends up measuring blood sugar levels instead, it lacks validity, because it did not measure what it set out to measure.