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Validity

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The strength of evidence and theory supporting a particular interpretation and use of scores. Not a permanent property of a benchmark: validity is a claim, not a sticker.

Defined in

Handbook · ValidationThe validity argumentValidity is a claim, not a sticker: a six-link argument from construct to decision, where any link can break.

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