Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

face validity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: face -va-lid-i-ty
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A property of a hypothesis by which its appearance suggests to an observer that the hypothesis will be determined true if tested.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A property of a test by which its appearance suggests to an observer that it will measure that which it has been designed to measure.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One means toward avoiding a split between a profession and its academic discipline is to ensure that teaching programmes have face validity for members of those professions in which students might seek employment."

Usage

Inflected Forms

face validities (plural)

Phrases

construct validity content validity logical validity

Frequently Paired Words

construct validity content validity logical validity

Questions

What does face validity mean?: A property of a hypothesis by which its appearance suggests to an observer that the hypothesis will be determined true if tested.

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