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Research Methods: Reliability + Validity Flashcards

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1
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Define Reliability

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Consistency

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How to assess reliability

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  1. test-retest

2. inter observer reliability

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How to improve reliability:

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1. Questionnaires 
no ambiguous/ open questions 
2. Interviews 
standardisation, structures 
3. Observations 
operationalise variables, no overlapping of categories 
4. Experiments
Lab, high control, can repeat
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Define Validity

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Is research acc measuring what it says it is

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on a scale of 1-10 how fit is Amy

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11

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Types of validity:

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  1. Internal
  2. External
  3. Temporal
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How to improve validity

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  1. Questionnaires
  2. Interviews
  3. Observations
    Covert
  4. Experiments
    No extraneous variables
    Control group
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