Question

Participants were weighed underwater and then skinfold measures were taken to determine the regression equation for calculating percent body fat. The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient between actual body fat (as determined from underwater weight) and the skinfold estimate of percent body fat represents what type of validity evidence?

Answer 1

Concurrent validity

Explanation:

Concurrent validity is also called criterion validity. Whenever a person is going to create a test then it should be judged that the should be valid. To be ensured by the researcher that the validity should be measured what it supposed to be measured. The criteria validity is among that validity. Concurrent validity is a measure of how well a new test to be compared with the old or established test. Concurrently testing is measure two groups equally at the same time.

Advantage of concurrent validity:

• Fast to validate data

• To appropriate for highly attributes.