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You measure the temperature of a room with a thermometer multiple times and get the same result each time.
You measure the temperature of a room with a thermometer multiple times and get the same result each time.
You measure the room temperature twice with two thermometers and get the same results each time.
You measure the room temperature twice with two thermometers and get the same results each time.
You measure the temperature of a room with two thermometers and get different results.
You measure the temperature of a room with two thermometers and get different results.
You measure the temperature of a room with two thermometers and they both say the room is below 0°C, but you know the room isn't cold.
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The statement that most accurately describes a reliable but invalid test is:
"You measure the temperature of a room with two thermometers and they both say the room is below 0°C, but you know the room isn't cold."
This scenario indicates that the test (the measurement of temperature) is consistent (reliable) because both thermometers give the same reading, yet the reading is incorrect (invalid) because it does not reflect the true temperature of the room.
