What is the significance of concurrent validity to a nurse researcher?
a. The degree of correlation between the measure of the concept and some future measure of the same concept
b. The degree of correlation of two measures of the same concept administered at the same time
c. The extent to which a test measures a theoretical construct or trait
d. The representativeness of the items to measure a specific concept
ANS: B
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A Concurrent validity is established when two measures of the same construct are administered at the same time, not a future measure.
B This response fits the definition of concurrent validity.
C This answer fits the description of construct validity.
D This response fits the description of content validity.
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