Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
The extent to which the design and data of a research study allow the researcher to draw accurate conclusions about cause-and-effect and other relationships within the data is
AExternal validity
BInternal validity ✓ Correct
CSituational validity
DFace validity
Correct answer: (B) Internal validity — Drawing accurate conclusions about relationships within the data is internal validity, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Drawing accurate conclusions about relationships within the data is internal validity, so that is the answer.
★Internal validity is about the soundness of the conclusions drawn inside the study.
★So it concerns whether the design lets the researcher be sure about cause and effect within the data.
★External validity, by contrast, is about generalizing beyond the study.
★Situational validity is not a standard term here.
★Face validity is only a surface appearance, so accurate conclusions within the study are internal validity.
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