MEANING
Evidence that measures intended to assess the same or closely related construct produce meaningfully similar results.
Use it for
A researcher wants to check that measures of similar concepts align as expected.Useful when evaluating whether related tests or indicators provide consistent evidence about the same construct.
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The new scale showed convergent validity when its scores tracked an established anxiety measure.
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- convergent validity
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