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face validity

noun

Definitions

  1. A property of a hypothesis by which its appearance suggests to an observer that the…

    A property of a hypothesis by which its appearance suggests to an observer that the hypothesis will be determined true if tested.

  2. A property of a test by which its appearance suggests to an observer that it will measure…

    A property of a test by which its appearance suggests to an observer that it will measure that which it has been designed to measure.

    • One means toward avoiding a split between a profession and its academic discipline is to ensure that teaching programmes have face validity for members of those professions in which students might seek employment.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for face validity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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