An athletic trainer gives five different tests of athleticism to a group of athletes: upper-body weight lifting, lower-body weight lifting, push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups. A factor analysis reveals that performance on these tests are all highly correlated with each other and cluster onto one factor. We can conclude that the ___________.
A)tests of athleticism have strong reliability
B)tests of athleticism have strong validity
C)five tests are measuring a single athletic ability, which we could call "strength"
D)five tests are measuring five different athletic abilities

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The high correlation and clustering onto one factor suggest that the tests are all measuring a similar underlying construct, which can be interpreted as a single athletic ability, such as "strength."

An Athletic Trainer Gives Five Different Tests of Athleticism to a Group