Rigour And Trustworthiness Flashcards
Why is rigour important?
Doing it properly and being able to demonstrate what you have done, eliminate all sources of error or reporting if not possible
Where is rigour important in the research process?
- all stages!!!
- need a transparent audit trail
What is the language of rigour or trustworthiness for quantitative research?
- validity
- reliability
- generalisability
What is the language of rigour or trustworthiness for qualitative research?
- dependability
- credibility
- transferability
- confirmability
What is validity? (rigour in quantitative)
- does it measure what it says it does?
- are results biased or distorted? - by poor design or unexpected events during research
What is reliability? (Rigour in quantitative research)
- does it do what it says it does, time and time again? - overall study design and individual measures within the study
How do you assess validity and reliability in a literature review in quantitative research?
Validity - matches research process
Reliability - search can be repeated to yield same results
Considerations - sources
How do you assess validity and reliability in data collection tools in quantitative research?
Validity - suits they research design and reduces bias
Reliability - a different sample, selected the same way and produced the same results
Considerations - purposive/random selection criteria size
How do you assess validity and reliability in data collection process in quantitative research?
Validity - the best methods for the study design
Reliability - if repeated will gather similar data
Considerations - how, who, where, when
How do you assess validity and reliability in data input in quantitative research?
Validity - suits study design
Reliability - error reduction
Considerations - how, who
How do you assess validity and reliability in data analysis in quantitative research?
Validity - statistical
Reliability - can be repeated
Considerations - how
How do you assess validity and reliability in reporting in quantitative research?
Validity - detail of processes
Reliability - enables repetition
Considerations - limitations
What is generalisability?
- the relevance and applicability of findings to a wider population
- can mean the whole population or a specific population
- the more convincing the results, the more generalisable they are
What is trustworthiness in qualitative research?
- methodological soundness and adequacy
- theoretical connection between stages of research design
- transparency: audit trail makes procedures explicit
- judged by how dependable, credible, transferable and conformance the research is
What is methodological soundness?
- philosophical bias is appropriate
- subsequent choices about method match the philosophical basis