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Controversy Over Polygraph Testing Validity

http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/polygraph/ota/contro.html

There is controversy concerning the construct validity of the polygraph. This article reviews the controversy from one perspective. Apply your knowledge of construct validity to this example. According to this author, why is there a controversy?
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Reliability and Validity

http://www.umt.edu/dcs/sillars/comm460/reliability.htm

Dr. Sillars (University of Montana) extends the text discussion of measurement reliability and validity. Review the information and describe two ways the reliability of a measure can be increased.
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Measurement Scales Matching Exercise

http://staffwww.fullcoll.edu/dkyle/scalesmatch.htm

Practice identifying the different measurement scales. Try this interactive exercise created by D. Kyle at Fullerton College. Be sure to click "check" to get your score.





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