Research Methods; Reliability Flashcards
1
Q
What is reliability?
A
Reliability is a measure of whether something stays the same.
2
Q
Internal reliability?
A
This describes the internal consistency of a measure.
3
Q
What is the split-half method?
A
Assessing internal reliability through data being collected, split randomly in half and compared.
4
Q
What is inter-observer reliability?
A
Assesses internal reliability by checking the agreement
between different observers or raters when assessing the same behaviour or phenomenon.
5
Q
External reliability?
A
Assesses consistency of a measure from one use to another
6
Q
What is test-retest reliability?
A
This is a way of assessing external reliability which checks the consistency of results over time.
