Reliability

Question 1

What is reliability ?

Answer 1

refers to the consistency of a research study

Question 2

What is internal reliability ?

Answer 2

This describes the internal consistency of a measure (i.e. consistency within itself), such as whether the different questions in a questionnaire are all measuring the same thing.

Question 3

How do you assess internal reliability ?

Answer 3

Split half method

Question 4

What is the split half method ?

Answer 4

data collected is split randomly in half and compared, to see if results taken from each part of the measure are similar.

Question 5

What is external reliability ?

Answer 5

refers to the extent to which a measure varies from one use to another. (Consistency over time- different time, different place, different people, should all produce the same results)

Question 6

How can you assess external reliability ?

Answer 6

Test retest

Inter rater reliability

Question 7

What is test retest reliability ?

Answer 7

measures the stability of a test over time, would involve giving participants the same test on two separate occasions

Question 8

What is inter rater reliability ?

Answer 8

when you have two or more “judges” who independently assess and score the same participant or subject