Dr. Stott is a researcher interested in examining the association between how humorous children are and their school achievement. Two research assistants go to children's homes and judge children as "not funny at all," "slightly funny," or "very funny." Upon comparison of the observers' judgments, it is apparent that the observers have a high level of disagreement as to children's humor level. This measure of humor level has poor
A) test-retest reliability.
B) interrater reliability.
C) internal validity.
D) interrater validity.

Question

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The high level of disagreement between observers indicates poor interrater reliability, meaning that there is a lack of consistency or agreement between the observers' judgments. This may impact the validity of any findings related to the association between humor level and school achievement.

Dr Stott Is a Researcher Interested in Examining the Association