If the residents,staff,and facilities of a nursing home where a quasi-experiment was done are likely to be different from those in other nursing homes,the ______________ of the findings may be questioned.
A) external validity
B) statistical significance
C) internal validity
D) novelty

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External validity refers to the generalizability of research findings to other settings or populations. If the residents, staff, and facilities of a nursing home in a quasi-experiment are different from those in other nursing homes, then the external validity of the findings may be questioned because it may not be possible to generalize the results to other nursing homes or populations. Internal validity, on the other hand, refers to the degree to which the study's design and methods minimize the risk of biased results. Statistical significance refers to the probability that the results are due to chance, and novelty refers to the originality or uniqueness of the findings.

If the Residents,staff,and Facilities of a Nursing Home Where a Quasi-Experiment