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<p>Construct validity is the appropriateness of inferences made based on observations or measurements (often test scores), specifically whether a test can reasonably be considered to reflect the intended <a href="page.php?w=Construct_%28Philosophy_of_Science%29">construct</a>. Constructs are abstractions that are deliberately created by researchers to conceptualize the <a href="page.php?w=latent_variable">latent variable</a>, which is correlated with scores on a given measure (although it is not directly observable). Construct validity examines</p><p>
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