Glossary · Validity and evidence
Measurement invariance
4ValidationWhether the measurement relation remains stable across relevant groups, model families, languages, or conditions, so that the same score means the same thing in each.
Defined in
Handbook · ValidationSources of validity evidenceFace, content, response-process, internal-structure, convergent, discriminant and criterion evidence, plus the multitrait–multimethod design.Related terms
- Validity domain
- The declared conditions and population over which an interpretation is justified. Outside it, a benchmark has made no justified claim.
Where it comes up
- Population, environment, harness, and validity domainHandbook · Claim
- CrosswalkHandbook · Reference