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Reliability Flashcards

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Reliability

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A measure of consistency, if it can be repeated and get similar results

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How can you asses reliability

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Test retest reliability
Inter observer reliability

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Test retest reliability

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Present same Ptps with the same test at two different times
If the test is reliable, results will be similar

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Inter observer reliability

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Two + observers are observing and recording behavioural categories in the same way
Correlation is calculated
To be reliable, correlation coefficient must be 0.8

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How can you improve reliability

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Questionnaires- test retest method, closed/ fixed choice is less ambiguous

Interviews- same interviewer, no leading questions

Experiment- lab

Observation- operationalise behavioural categories

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