topic 5: reliability Flashcards

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define reliability

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the extent to which if the research was repeated it would produce similar or identical results

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positivism on reliability

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quantitative methods are higher in reliability

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why might quantitative methods be high in reliability?

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— more structure, EASIER TO REPEAT

— more likely to OPERATIONALISE clearly, resulting in being easier to repeat and get similar results

— creates STANDARDISED data in stats form, results are more likely to be similar

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why may qualitative methods be low in reliability?

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— LACK OF STRUCTURE (difficult to repeat)

— DATA NEEDS INTERPRETATION (highly subjective and vulnerable to bias)

— LONG TIME: difficult to give up years to replicate lengthy observations e.g. venkatesh

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