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Convergent Validity
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.
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- Campbell, D. T., & Fiske, D. W. (1959). Convergent and discriminant validation by the multitrait-multimethod matrix. Psychological Bulletin, 56(2), 81–105. DOI: 10.1037/h0046016 ↗
- Fornell, C., & Larcker, D. F. (1981). Evaluating structural equation models with unobservable variables and measurement error. Journal of Marketing Research, 18(1), 39–50. DOI: 10.1177/002224378101800104 ↗
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Bayesian Construct ValidityBayesian Convergent ValidityBayesian Discriminant ValidityComputerized Adaptive Test Convergent ValidityComputerized adaptive test discriminant validityConcurrent Triangulation Mixed Methods DesignConfirmatory factor analysisConstruct ValidityContent ValidityDiscriminant ValidityLongitudinal Construct ValidityLongitudinal convergent validityLongitudinal Discriminant ValidityLongitudinal Nomological ValidityMulti-group convergent validityMulti-group discriminant validityMultilevel nomological validityNomological ValidityOrdinal Convergent ValidityOrdinal Discriminant ValidityRobust Content ValidityRobust Discriminant ValidityRobust Nomological ValidityShort form construct validityShort form content validityShort form nomological validity