reliability

Question 1

internal reliability

Answer 1

internal consistency , increased by having high control and standardised procedures for all participants

Question 1

define reliability

Answer 1

a measure of consistency , can get the same results when the measure is used on another

Question 2

external reliability

Answer 2

the ability of a test to produce the same result each time it is carried out on similar people and conditions

Question 3

how to asses internal reliability

Answer 3

split half method
test scores are split in half and compared , the closer the correlation the greater the internal reliability their is

Question 4

how to asses external reliability

Answer 4

test retest method
compare the results of the test at one time with the results of the test at a different time, results should be the same .

Question 5

how to asses inter observer reliability

Answer 5

compare observations of two independent observers , scores are compared to determine the consistency of the observers estimates.