Reliability and Validity

Question 1

validity

Answer 1

ability of an instrument to measure a concept accurately

Question 2

reliability

Answer 2

ability of an instrument to measure a concept consistently

Question 3

content validity

Answer 3

experts verify that measures strategy/instrument the intended concept

Question 4

criterion-related validity

Answer 4

indicates how well the instrument measures the concept when compared to another established method for measuring the same concept

Question 5

concurrent validity

Answer 5

measures the concept compared to measurement with an established instrument at the same time

Question 6

predictive validity

Answer 6

measure the concept then measure concept again at a future time

Question 7

construct validity

Answer 7

indicates how well an instrument measures a theory by testing the relationship between concepts in the theory

Question 8

how is reliability reported as

Answer 8

reliability coefficient (0-1)

Question 9

T/F: higher the reliability coefficient the more reliable

Answer 9

truw

Question 10

research instrument reliability

Answer 10

0.7 or higher is considered reliable

Question 11

clinical instrument reliability

Answer 11

0.9 or higher is considered reliable