Validity ______.
A) addresses the degree to which you are actually measuring what you want or intend to measure
B) addresses the degree to which you chose the appropriate variables
C) addresses the degree to which your measure is consistent
D) addresses measures of variability

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Validity refers to how accurately a measure captures what it intends to measure. It addresses the degree to which you are actually measuring what you want or intend to measure. Choice B (appropriateness of variables) relates more to the concept of construct validity, while choice C (consistency of measure) relates more to reliability. Choice D (measures of variability) refers to descriptive statistics that provide information about the spread or distribution of your data.