Week 3 Flashcards
What are the three difference types of claims?
Frequency - rate of occurrence; Association - one variable related to another; Causal - one variable causes another.
How can we determine if claims are valid?
Appropriateness of a conclusion or decision; reasonable; accurate; justifiable.
What are the different types of validity?
Construct, external, statistical, internal validity
What is construct validity?
How well a construct has been operationalised.
What is external validity?
Can the results generalise to other populations.
What is statistical validity?
Are the statistical conclusions accurate and reasonable.
What is internal validity?
The extent to which A is responsible for B.
What ethical guidelines are there for research?
Beneficence - cost-benefit to participants and society; justice - how are participants selected?; respect for persons - informed consent.
What ethics are in place for animal research?
Replacement - find alternatives where possible; refinement - experiment should minimise distress; reduction - fewest animals possible.
