A test designed to measure baseball performance skills would be said to have high predictive validity if a person who scores low on the test also
A) scores low on a test measuring basketball performance.
B) scores high on a test measuring basketball performance.
C) has a poor batting average over the baseball season.
D) scores high on the same test given two weeks later.

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Predictive validity refers to how well a test predicts future performance in the area it's designed to measure. In this case, a test designed to measure baseball performance skills would have high predictive validity if low scores on the test correlate with poor actual baseball performance, such as a poor batting average over the season.

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