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Because of the large number of student dentists, it was not practical to calibrate them on the criterion validation methods, and thus the criterion validity of the questionnaires was not assessed in this group of participants.
Among the 13 translated scales only the How I Feel scale, the SDQ and SRQ were evaluated for both cross-cultural and criterion validation, the SRQ being the most extensively evaluated and validated.
This is important because predictive validity is one of two types of so-called criterion validation, the other being validation against a so-called "gold standard" [ 21].
Instead of considering biomarkers as providing certainty through referent criterion validation, currently it makes more sense to test their construct validity and their predictive ability.
Criterion validation allows the comparison between behavioral scores and the gold standard (that is, the patient's self-report of pain).
Despite this, in a criterion validation study of third and fourth year residents, it was demonstrated that a core curriculum of intensive video laparoscopic skills training improved not only technical, but also operative performance [12].
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As usual, the implementation of a control algorithm requires three preliminary steps: development of a reliable model; design of control procedures according to some optimality criteria; validation of these control procedures.
In the ASAS criteria validation study, eligibility criteria did not include a specified disease activity level.
The combination of the different criteria (validation, Illumina design score, MAF information in broilers and layers) resulted in a total of 25 priority classes.
Among these criteria, validation of a genetic association by replication might be the most important step to exclude false-positive associations.
Finally, only a subset of our cohort had a diagnostic interview as the criteria validation measure, so further studies with larger sample sizes are required to confirm these findings.
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