A nurse investigator administers an Alcoholic Health Risk Appraisal instrument to participants attending an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and to participants who belong to a religious sect known for its members' abstinence from alcohol.Which type of validity is this investigator attempting to establish?

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The investigator is attempting to establish the validity of her instrument by comparing the scores of two groups with known differences in their drinking behavior. This is an example of contrasted-groups validity.

A Nurse Investigator Administers an Alcoholic Health Risk Appraisal Instrument