A student takes a statistics test that is based on baseball box scores and team standing. Afterward, the student mentions to the instructor that, to do well on the test, a student had to be familiar with baseball, which is not part of the course. The student is criticizing the test's:

A. validity
B. reliability
C. probability
D. psychological worth


Answer: A

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