Clinical Applications: Validity Considerations in the Test Selection Process.

Test selection is a multifaceted process that involves understanding many aspects, such as the purpose and contextual factors of testing and the actual psychometric properties of the test scores. Criterion validity, whether test scores predict theoretically related nontest outcomes, is central to clinical practice and perhaps the most important aspect to consider in test selection. [Extracted from the article]

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