If the number of squirrels in your backyard is highly correlated with the price of unleaded gasoline,then the number of squirrels is said to have ____ with respect to gas prices.
A)discriminant validity
B)predictive validity
C)convergent validity
D)interjudge reliability
E)nomological validity

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Predictive validity refers to the extent to which one variable can be used to predict another variable. In this scenario, the number of squirrels can be predicted by the price of unleaded gasoline, indicating a strong predictive validity. Discriminant validity refers to the extent to which two variables that should not be related are actually unrelated, convergent validity refers to the extent to which two measures that should be related are actually related, interjudge reliability refers to the extent to which different judges agree on their ratings, and nomological validity refers to the extent to which a measure behaves as it should within a theoretical framework.

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