Exhibit 9-2: An achievement test for advanced math was developed for high school students.In the process of preparing the test, a number of steps were carried out.Choose the option that most directly relates to each of the following steps.
-Refer to Exhibit 9-2.For 5,000 cases, scores on the test were correlated with grades in freshman college mathematics.This step is concerned with
A) reliability.
B) validity evidence based on content.
C) validity evidence based on relationship to the other variables.
D) validity evidence based on response processes.

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This step is concerned with establishing validity evidence based on the relationship of the test scores to other variables, in this case, grades in freshman college mathematics. Correlating the scores with grades in freshman college mathematics is one way to demonstrate the criterion-related validity of the test.

Exhibit 9-2: an Achievement Test for Advanced Math Was Developed