reliability Flashcards
1
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reliability
A
consistency of a measure
2
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internal reliability
A
consistency of a test or measure in research
needs to be set at the same difficulty for all participants
3
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external reliability
A
consistency of results over time to make sure behaviour is recorded in the same way and that results can be used to explain behaviour reliably
4
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inter-rater reliability
A
how much observers agree in recording of behaviour
if it is high it means that raters have consistently agreed
5
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test-retest
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measure of reliability that uses the same test twice
if participants scores correlate, it means that the measure has good reliability
6
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split-half
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compares 2 halves of a test
if the participants scores correlate, the measure has good reliability
