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threats to validity: a standalone construct

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threats tovalidity1 CONSTRUCTThreats to validityCAMPBELL · EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

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Experimental design

the catalogue of rival explanations, such as history, maturation and selection, that can make an apparent treatment effect spurious or limit its generality.

In experimental design, threats to validity refers to the catalogue of rival explanations, such as history, maturation and selection, that can make an apparent treatment effect spurious or limit its generality. This meaning comes from Campbell (1957) in Psychological Bulletin.[1]

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References

  1. Campbell, D. T. (1957). Factors relevant to the validity of experiments in social settings. Psychological Bulletin, 54(4), 297-312. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0040950

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