Multiple Choice
Testing of a new instrument demonstrates that it has a high degree of internal consistency.What is the significance of this to the nurse researcher?
A) The instrument is appropriate to use to measure a single concept.
B) The instrument has low measurement error and high error variance.
C) More refinement of the instrument is needed before it can be applied.
D) The instrument is valid, but the reliability has yet to be determined.
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