Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Συγκλίνουσα Εγκυρότητα	Διακριτική Εγκυρότητα
Πεδίο	Ψυχομετρία	Ψυχομετρία
Οικογένεια	Latent structure	Latent structure
Έτος προέλευσης	1959	1959
Δημιουργός	Donald T. Campbell & Donald W. Fiske	Donald T. Campbell and Donald W. Fiske
Τύπος	Validity evidence / construct validation	Validity evidence / psychometric evaluation
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Campbell, D. T., & Fiske, D. W. (1959). Convergent and discriminant validation by the multitrait-multimethod matrix. Psychological Bulletin, 56(2), 81–105.	Campbell, D. T., & Fiske, D. W. (1959). Convergent and discriminant validation by the multitrait-multimethod matrix. Psychological Bulletin, 56(2), 81–105.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	convergent construct validity, convergence validity, AVE-based convergent validity	discriminant validity evidence, divergent validity, DV, AVE-based discriminant validity
Συναφείς	4	5
Σύνοψη	Convergent validity is the degree to which multiple indicators that are theoretically expected to measure the same construct actually correlate with one another. It is one of the two complementary forms of construct validity identified by Campbell and Fiske (1959) and is now routinely assessed via factor loadings and the Average Variance Extracted (AVE) statistic in SEM-based scale validation.	Discriminant validity is evidence that a latent construct is empirically distinct from other constructs it should differ from. Originating in Campbell and Fiske's multitrait-multimethod framework (1959), it is a core component of construct validity and a mandatory check in scale development and structural equation modeling.