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Threats to External Validity Explained

This video explains threats to external validity — the ability to generalize research findings to other populations, settings, and times.

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What's Covered

  • What external validity means and why it matters
  • Major threats: interaction of selection and treatment, reactive effects, multiple treatment interference
  • How setting and population characteristics affect generalizability
  • Strategies for improving external validity
  • Key exam concepts related to external validity