Ebony took the Aptitude to Succeed in College (ASC)test when she was a high school senior and scored very low.She went to college anyway and graduated with an A average.For kicks,she takes the ASC again during her senior year in college.Again,she scores very low on it.Therefore,we can reasonably assume that the ASC has good statistical____but poor statistical____.
A) validity; reliability
B) reliability; validity
C) predictive ability; validity
D) validity; predictive ability

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The ASC test seems to have poor reliability because Ebony got a low score both times she took it, even though she did well in college. However, we can't necessarily conclude that the test has poor validity (meaning that it accurately measures what it's supposed to measure) based on this information alone.

Ebony Took the Aptitude to Succeed in College (ASC)test When