According to Hartmann, Pelzel, and Abbott, external validity refers to the _____:
A) Generalizability of study results to other settings, populations, and contexts
B) Appropriateness of inferences made from statistical tests
C) Inferences about the causal connections of independent and dependent variables
D) Degree to which variables represent intended constructs

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External validity refers to the extent to which the findings of a study can be generalized to other settings, populations, and contexts beyond the ones in the study. The other options are not related to external validity. B refers to statistical inference, C to internal validity, and D to construct validity.

According to Hartmann, Pelzel, and Abbott, External Validity Refers to the _____