Question

Dr. Brox creates a new assessment technique, the Superior Clinical Interval for Therapists (SCIT). We can say the SCIT has _____ if it measures what it claims to measure. We can say the SCIT has _____ if it yields consistent, repeatable results.

Answer 1

Answer:

We can say the SCIT has validity if it measures what it claims to measure. We can say the SCIT has reliability if it yields consistent, repeatable results.

Explanation:

Both Reliability and validity are concepts used in evaluating the quality of research. They indicate how well a method, technique or test measures something. Reliability is the degree of consistency to which an assessment technique produces stable, repeatable and consistent results. On the other hand, validity refers to whether the study or measuring technique is measuring what is claims to measure. It is about the accuracy of a measure.

Also, a test can be reliable without being valid but a test cannot be valid unless it is reliable.