English Explanatory Dictionary

face validity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A property of a hypothesis by which its appearance suggests to an observer that the hypothesis will be determined true if tested.
  2. A property of a test by which its appearance suggests to an observer that it will measure that which it has been designed to measure.

Word forms

face validity face validities

Related words

construct validity content validity logical validity
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