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Worksheet: Interrogating News Claims Using The Four Validities

This document contains a worksheet to analyze news claims using the four validities: construct validity, statistical validity, internal validity, and external validity. Part 1 identifies different news headlines as examples of frequency claims, association claims, or causal claims. Part 2 prompts the user to select one example of each type of claim and ask a question related to one of the four validities for each. Questions should address how variables were measured, accuracy of data and statistics, potential confounding factors, and generalizability.

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Worksheet: Interrogating News Claims Using The Four Validities

This document contains a worksheet to analyze news claims using the four validities: construct validity, statistical validity, internal validity, and external validity. Part 1 identifies different news headlines as examples of frequency claims, association claims, or causal claims. Part 2 prompts the user to select one example of each type of claim and ask a question related to one of the four validities for each. Questions should address how variables were measured, accuracy of data and statistics, potential confounding factors, and generalizability.

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Worksheet: Interrogating News Claims Using the Four Validities

Part 1. Identify each of the following claims as frequency, association, or causal.


Headline Type of Claim
1. 'High' diabetes rates found in UK ethnic groups _____frequency______
2. Radiation may up breast cancer risk in some women _____causal______
3. High distress seen in Japanese nuclear workers _____frenquency______
4. Almost half of new vets seek disability ____frequency_______
5. Severe headaches tied to suicide attempts ___association________
6. Guys Get Performance Boost From Sexist Stereotype ___causal________
7. Overweight Teens Don't Necessarily Consume More Calories ____Association____
8. Breast-Feeding in Infancy May Shield Adults from Depression _____Causal______
9. Men Who Sleep Near Their Children Have Lower Testosterone Levels __Association_________
10. Food Fights? Healthy Eating Is Easier for Kids When Moms Butt Out ___Association________
11. Study Finds Regular Marijuana Use Damages Teenage Brains ___Causal________
12. Are You an Animal Person? It Could Be In Your Genes __Association_________

Part 2. (Please wait to complete until after Part 1 is reviewed in class)


Pick one claim of each type (write the claim number in the blanks below), and write a question to ask of
the researchers or journalist for each of the appropriate validities. If you think a validity is not relevant,
explain why not.
Type of claim
Frequency Association Causal
Type of validity
(claim #: ___1____) (claim #: ___5____) (claim #: ____8___)

What are the diagnostic Were each of the variables How did the researchers
Construct standards of having measured accurately by the evaluate the level of
diabetes? researcher? depression?

What is the confidence


Is the data about suicide rate Is the statistics the
Statistical interval of the diabetes
accurate? researchers collect precise?
rate?

Can we exclude other


Internal is not relevant is not relevant
confounds?
Can the result also apply to Can this claim be applied to all Could the selected sample
External
all people in the UK? people who have headaches? represent all infants?

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