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Questions:
1. Does the CESD-10 scale have evidence of successive verification validity in the Williams et al. (2017) study? Provide a rationale for your answer.
2. Did the CESD-10 have evidence of criterion-related validity in the Williams et al. (2017) study? Provide a rationale for your answer.
3. Discuss the evidence of validity obtained by factor analysis that is provided for the CESD-10 in the Williams et al. (2017) study.
4. Provide an example of how convergent validity might have been examined for the CESD-10.
5. What types of validity were discussed related to the CESD-10 scale in the Williams et al. (2017) study?
6. Was the information on validity provided for the CESD-10 scale adequate in this study? Provide a rationale for your answer.
7. Williams et al. (2017, p. 25) reported, "Specimens were collected . . . under the principal investigator's supervision. Specimens were kept on ice during data collection and then frozen at -20 °C until shipped to Salimetrics, LLC on dry ice." What does this statement indicate about the precision and accuracy of the saliva specimens collected?
8. How was accuracy determined in the measurement of cortisol levels in the Williams et al. (2017) study?
9. Was the description of the measurement of cortisol diurnal rhythm adequate in this study? Provide a rationale for your answer.