paper 3 generalisability question

population validity quantitative

the degree to which the study results from a sample can be generalised to a larger target group of interest

• sample size

• culture

• gender bias

ecological validity quantitative

a type of external validity about the extent to which the findings can be genersalised to a real life setting

• artificiality

internal validity quantitative

whether the effects observed are due to the manipulation of the independent variable and not some other factor

• methodological flaws mean its difficult to ascertain

statistical significance

P-values under 0.05 or another statistical measure is statistically significant

representation generalisation qualitative

can findings be transferred to other populations outside the study?

• sample size

• sampling technique

• ethnocentric sample

• androcentric/gynocentric sample

inferential generalisation qualitative

can findings be transferred to a new setting

• mundane realism

• lab study

• language

• emic/etic

theoretical generalisation qualitative

can the findings help develop and shape a theory

• data collected is rich and detailed, method triangulation

• findings may be corroborated by other studies

• confounding variables