A local police department gives all job applicants a test in American history. However, experience shows that these test scores are unrelated to future job performance. As a measure of ability to do police work, the history test scores:
A) are response variables.
B) are biased.
C) are confounded.
D) are invalid.
E) have predictive validity.

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The fact that the history test scores are unrelated to future job performance makes them invalid as a measure of ability to do police work.

A Local Police Department Gives All Job Applicants a Test