Convergent validity is the extent to which a method yields the results obtained by other methods when they measure the same phenomenon.

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Convergent validity refers to the degree to which two measures of constructs that theoretically should be related, are in fact related. This means that if a method is measuring a certain phenomenon, its results should converge or agree with the results of other methods measuring the same phenomenon, indicating that they are all validly measuring the same construct.

Convergent Validity Is the Extent to Which a Method Yields