Validity is the ability of a test to measure:
a. repeatability—that a method of measurement consistently gives the same results.
b. generalisability of results.
c. what it sets out to measure, usually differentiating between those with and without the disease.
d. the occurrence of false-positive results and true-positive results.
ANS: C
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