The property of data whereby research results apply to situations beyond the…

Concept

Validity concerns whether a study supports the interpretation claimed from its evidence.

External validity is the extent to which findings generalize beyond the observed sample, setting, time, or conditions; internal validity instead concerns the soundness of conclusions within the study.

Application

The stem asks whether results can be applied beyond the particular people or items observed in one research setting. That is a question of generalisability beyond the study context, so the relevant construct is external validity.

Contrast

• Internal validity addresses whether the study supports its causal or inferential conclusion within the investigated setting.

• Convergent validity asks whether measures intended to assess the same construct are strongly related.

• Divergent validity asks whether measures of different constructs remain distinguishable rather than showing excessive association.

• External validity addresses transfer of findings to other people, settings, times, or conditions.

Cross-check

Replace “situations beyond the particular sample” with “generalisability.” The definition still points to external validity, which confirms the classification.

Result

Therefore, the required property is External Validity.