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Unit 10: Rigour in Research (Reliability + Validity) Flashcards

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Reliability

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The consistency and stability of the measuring instrument

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Observed Score

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True score + Measurement Error

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Trait Error

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From participants

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Method Error

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From Researchers

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Test/Retest

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Repeat test with same sample and assess consistency

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Alternate Forms

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2 Equal but different tests

ex. MCAT, LSAT

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Inter-Rater Agreement

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Agreement of observation between two or more researchers
Most Common
# of agreements / # of possible agreements

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Factors affecting reliability:

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  1. Method of scoring
  2. Heterogeneity of group
  3. Administration procedures
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Factors affecting reliability:

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  1. Method of scoring
  2. Heterogeneity of group
  3. Administration procedures
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Validity:

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Does the test measure what it claims to measure? Truthfulness

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Validity:

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Does the test measure what it claims to measure? Truthfulness

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5 Types of validity:

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  1. Internal
  2. External
  3. Criterion
  4. Construct
  5. Ecological
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5 Types of validity:

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  1. Internal
  2. External
  3. Criterion
  4. Construct
  5. Ecological
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Does the test parallel the real world? Do the results extend to predictions of the outside world?

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External

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Does the test parallel the real world? Do the results extend to predictions of the outside world?

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External

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  • Type of external validity
  • Does the researcher setting emulate the real world?
  • Looking at testing environment
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Ecological

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  • Type of external validity
  • Does the researcher setting emulate the real world?
  • Looking at testing environment
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Ecological

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  • How well one variable predicts an outcome based on information from other variables
  • Comparing a known standard against itself
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Criterion

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  • How well one variable predicts an outcome based on information from other variables
  • Comparing a known standard against itself
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Criterion

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  • Could an alternative explanation be the cause of my results
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Internal

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  • Could an alternative explanation be the cause of my results
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Internal

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  • Am I measuring what I think I’m measuring
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Construct

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  • Am I measuring what I think I’m measuring
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Construct

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