Smedley proposes that intelligence correlates with body temperature and measures intelligence using an oral thermometer. What is the most likely characteristic of his data?

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Low consistency and low accuracy.High consistency but low accuracy.Low consistency but high accuracy.High consistency and high accuracy.Neither consistent nor accurate.

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Using an oral thermometer provides consistent (reliable) measurements of body temperature, but since body temperature does not truly measure intelligence, the data lacks validity (accuracy). Therefore, the data is reliable but not valid.

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Smedley proposes that intelligence correlates with body temperature and measures intelligence using an oral thermometer. What is the most likely characteristic of his data?

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