Nowhere State University depends primarily on shoe size,rather than the SAT,for admissions purposes.Their dropout rate is rather high.Shoe size is probably not an effective predictor of success in college because it lacks ____.
A) statistical reliability
B) statistical validity
C) motivation
D) cultural relevance

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Statistical validity refers to the degree to which a measure accurately predicts the outcome it is intended to measure. Shoe size is unlikely to have any meaningful relationship with academic success, making it an invalid predictor. Therefore, the lack of statistical validity is the reason why shoe size cannot be an effective predictor of success in college.

Nowhere State University Depends Primarily on Shoe Size,rather Than the SAT,for