A student takes a statistics test that is based on baseball box scores and team standing.Afterward,the student mentions to the instructor that,to do well on the test,a student had to be familiar with baseball,which is not part of the course.The student is criticizing the test's:
A) validity
B) reliability
C) probability
D) psychological worth

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Validity refers to whether a test actually measures what it is supposed to measure. In this case, the test is supposed to measure statistics knowledge, but the fact that a student needs knowledge of baseball (which is not part of the course) in order to do well suggests that the test may not be a valid measure of statistics knowledge.

A Student Takes a Statistics Test That Is Based on Baseball