If the correlation between social studies test scores and statistics test scores is zero (or not statistically significant), then the social studies test has demonstrated ______.
A) convergent evidence of validity
B) concurrent evidence of validity
C) discriminant evidence of validity
D) evidence of face validity

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A zero correlation between social studies test scores and statistics test scores suggests that the tests are measuring different constructs and do not share a common variance. This provides evidence of discriminant validity, indicating that the social studies test is able to distinguish between the construct it is intended to measure and other related constructs. Convergent validity refers to the degree to which measures of the same construct are correlated with each other, so it does not apply here. Concurrent validity refers to the extent to which a measure is related to a criterion measure at the same time, which is also not applicable in this scenario. Face validity refers to the degree to which a test appears to measure what it is intended to measure based on its superficial characteristics, and is not a relevant concept in determining the relationship between tests.

If the Correlation Between Social Studies Test Scores and Statistics