Multiple Choice
A student has carefully selected the clock she will use to time the presentation of materials in her experiment.She wants to be sure that she will be able to measure the times to within a hundredth of a second rather than a tenth of a second.Which characteristic of the instrument is the student trying to ensure?
A) validity
B) reliability
C) accuracy
D) precision
Correct Answer:

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