CH 4: Measurement Validity

measurement validity

the extent of correspondence between variations in the scores on the instrument and variation among respondents

measurement construct validity

concerned with the validity of the measure with respect to the theoretical construct of interest

face validity

based on informed impressions regarding the extent that a measure appears to capture a construct

content validity

The extent a measure adequately represents ( or samples) the complete range or breadth of a construct under consideration

criterion validity

the extend that a measure is related to, or explains, a target outcome or criterion, usually a behavior

concurrent validity

the extent that a measure is related to, or explains, a relevant criterion behavior, with both variables assessed at the same occasion

predictive validity

determining the extent that a measure is related to a relevant criterion behavior assessed on a subsequent occasion

convergent validation

assesses the extent that measures of theoretically related constructs are related empirically

known groups method

a measure designed to assess a proposed construct is given to different groups of people who are known to differ on an attribute that is related to the focus of the instrument

discriminant validity

the extent that measures of constructs that are theoretically unrelated are empirically unrelated

multitrait-multimethod matrix (MTMM)

multiple measures are used to assess the association of theoretically related, but different constructs, over and above the association that might come about simply from having shared the same method of measurement