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Face validity

4Validation

Informed plausibility that an evaluation appears to measure the intended construct. A smoke test, never a stopping rule.

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Handbook · ValidationSources of validity evidenceFace, content, response-process, internal-structure, convergent, discriminant and criterion evidence, plus the multitrait–multimethod design.

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