High school seniors in a small town are asked a series of questions to measure the frequency of their drinking and driving. The students give consistent answers to the series of questions, but police records indicate that drinking and driving is much more common than indicated by the students’ responses. This suggests that the measure of frequency of drinking and driving is:

a. Valid but not reliable
b. Reliable but not valid
c. Both reliable and valid
d. Neither reliable nor valid


b. Reliable but not valid

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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