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External Validity

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-010541

1. The extent to which a finding applies (or can be generalized) to persons, objects, settings, or times other than those that were the subject of study.

2. The extent to which a finding applies (or can be generalized) to persons, objects, settings, or times other than those that were the subject of study. (GAO, Designing Evaluations 1991, p. 92)

3. Used interchangeably with "generalizability." (GAO, Designing Evaluations 1991, p. 92)

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-010541
FieldEnvironment
SubjectPolicy and guidance
ReferencesProgram Evaluation Glossary; DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program Evaluation Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "External Validity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The extent to which a finding applies (or can be generalized) to persons, objects, settings, or times other than those that were the subject of study.\n\n2. The extent to which a finding applies (or can be generalized) to persons, objects, settings, or times other than those that were the subject of study. (GAO, Designing Evaluations 1991, p. 92)\n\n3. Used interchangeably with \"generalizability.\" (GAO, Designing Evaluations 1991, p. 92)",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Program Evaluation Glossary",
    "DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program Evaluation Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/external-validity/"
}

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