- The quality or state of being valid; strength; force;
especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of
an argument or proof; the validity of an objection. - Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a
thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity
of a will; the validity of a contract, claim, or title. - Value.
Predictive validity Predictive validity used in the test validation process to measure the relationship between test scores and actual job performance.
Face validity Face validity can be defined as making a decision regarding the appropriateness of a test or other assessment instrument based on appearance rather than objective criteria.
Concurrent validity Concurrent validity is the means of determining a test’s or other assessment tool’s validity by comparing test scores against actual job performance.
Construct validity Construct validity is the extent to which a test or other assessment instrument measures a particular trait.
Validity Validity refers the property by which tests actually measure what they are supposed to measure.
Content Validity Content validity- a test that is content valid is one that contains a fair sample of the tasks and skills actually needed for the job in question.
Criterion Validity A type of validity based on showing that scores on the test (predictors) are related to job performance (criterion).
Test Validity Test validity- the accuracy with which a test, interview, and so on measures what it purports to measure or fulfills the function it was designed to fill.
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