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External validity

External validity refers to whether the findings of a study really can be generalised beyond the present study.  We can break external Validity down into two types.

 

Population validity - which refers to the extent to which the findings can be generalised to other populations of people.

 

Ecological validity - which refers to the extent to which the findings can be generalised beyond the present situation.