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Internal validity is the validity of inferences in scientific studies, usually based on experiments as experimental validity.Inferences are said to possess internal validity if a causal relation between two variables is properly demonstrated.A causal inference may be based on a relation when three criteria are satisfied: # the "cause" precedes the "effect" in time , # the "cause" and the "effect" are related , and # there are no plausible...


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Can there be threats to the internal validity of descriptive research?
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If the concepts that you are using in your descriptions are not well defined, it might create a threat to internal validity. For example, if you are giving labels to...

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