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First let's start with some definitions of the terms you are looking for.

Reliability- refers to the consistency or reproducability of measured results.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_%28statistics%29

Validity- refers to the 'trueness' of the result being measured.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Validity_%28psychometric%29
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/rel&val.htm

In order for a result to be valid it must also be reliable but just because your results are reliable (ie. the average results are similar) does not make it valid (or ...

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