General Skills Flashcards
1
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accuracy
A
the extent to which a measured value agrees with its true value (requires prior knowledge about the measured variable)
2
Q
precision
A
the extent to which multiple measurements agree with each other (applied to repeated measurements in a single experiment)
3
Q
reliability
A
the extent to which the findings of repeated experiments agree with each other (external reliability)
4
Q
validity
A
the extent to which an experiment addresses the question under investigation
