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What is external validity?

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Hayley

2 June 2020

What is external validity?

What is external validity?

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Charmine

20 June 2020

You are welcome!

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Hayley

20 June 2020

Thank you for your explanation.

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Charmine

20 June 2020

External validity is the extent to which the effectiveness of the program found in a study can be generalized beyond the study conditions; to other times, settings, or groups of people.

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