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"discriminant validity" is a correct and usable term in written English.
You can use it in the context of psychological testing, to refer to a measure's ability to differentiate between a target population and another population that is different from the target population. For example, a test of emotional intelligence might demonstrate good discriminant validity when it is able to accurately differentiate emotional intelligence scores between college students and high school students.
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Included for hypothesis validation (discriminant validity).
Discriminant validity proved to be valid.
The structure was validated (good item convergent and discriminant validity).
Convergent and discriminant validity were, furthermore, excellent.
They demonstrated good convergent and discriminant validity.
The social desirability scale-17 (SDS-17): convergent validity, discriminant validity, and relationship with age.
Reactivity to smoking cues and relapse: two studies of discriminant validity.
Discriminant validity with tiredness, anxiety, and hunger was good.
The findings support the discriminant validity of the questionnaire.
Discriminant validity (Hulland, 1999).
Therefore, the discriminant validity criterion was addressed.
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