Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A) Be wary of including items in a composite measure that are not related to one another empirically.
B) You should probably drop any item that is not related to several other items in your composite measure.
C) If items are unrelated it is unlikely that they measure the same variable.
D) You must check the bivariate correlations between all items that you plan to include in your composite measure.
E) face validity does not need to be considered.