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face validity en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A property of a hypothesis by which its appearance suggests to an observer that the hypothesis will be determined true if tested.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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. 2004, Kirsten Malmkjær, editor, Translation in Undergraduate Degree Programmes, John Benjamins Publishing Co, page 2:

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Relateds

logical validity · content validity · construct validity

Translations (2)

fi hyväksyttävyys (property of a test) · cmn 表面效度 (property of a test)