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Key issues in social research Flashcards

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Reliability

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Refers to whether another researcher, if repeating research using the same method for the same research on the same or similar group would achieve the same results.

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Validity

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Is concerned with the truth: how far the findings of the research actually provide a true, genuine or authentic picture of what is being studied.

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