Criterion-related validity refers to a. the degree to which a measure covers the range of meanings included within the concepts b. a comparison of measures to some external criterion c. the basis of logical relationships among variables d. an empirical measure that may or may not agree with our common understanding of a particular concept
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Criterion-related validity refers to option b, "a comparison of measures to some external criterion."
This means that it is a type of validity that assesses how well one measure predicts an outcome based on another criterion. For example, if you want to validate a new test that measures math skills, you might compare the scores from your new test with scores from a well-established math test that has proven validity. If the scores from both tests are highly correlated, it suggests that the new test has good criterion-related validity – because it predicts the established measure of the skill it aims to test.