A music professor says that his school's new test for "creative musical analysis" can't be trusted because the test counts any discordant string of pitches as creative. The music professor is attacking the test's:
A) validity.
B) reliability.
C) margin of error.
D) confidence level.

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The music professor's concern about the test counting any discordant string of pitches as creative is related to the validity of the test. Validity refers to the extent to which a test measures what it is intended to measure. In this case, the test is intended to measure "creative musical analysis," but the fact that it counts any discordant string of pitches as creative suggests that it may not be accurately measuring that construct.

A Music Professor Says That His School's New Test for "Creative