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construct validity  

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  • Construct validity refers to the degree to which inferences can legitimately be made from the theoretical constructs on which operationalizations within the study are based. Simplistically, construct validity is about naming something (a program, an attribute) accurately. [Source: Encyclopedia of Evaluation; Construct Validity]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/construct_validity

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