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Which of the following terms is related to the idea of validity of a test ?

In psychometric test theory and factor analysis, 'Common factor variance' (communality) represents the proportion of test variance shared with other valid measures of the…

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Which of the following terms is related to the idea of validity of a test ?

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In psychometric test theory and factor analysis, 'Common factor variance' (communality) represents the proportion of test variance shared with other valid measures of the underlying construct and is directly related to the validity of a test (whereas true score variance relates to reliability).

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