Reliability and Validity

Flashcards about dealing with reliability and validity.

Validity

The extent that something measures what it is intended to measure.

Construct Validity

Validity is referred to as this.

Validity in Qualitative Research

Often interpreted as the extent to which the analysis fits the data, usually text.

Transcription Fidelity

The accuracy of a transcription (e.g. of a conversation) to the original source; can be regarded as an indication of validity.

Triangulation

A criterion for validity in qualitative studies, according to Mays and Pope (2000).

Respondent validation/member checking

A criterion for validity in qualitative studies, according to Mays and Pope (2000).

Reflexivity

A criterion for validity in qualitative studies, according to Mays and Pope (2000).

Reliability

The quality or state of being reliable; the extent to which an experiment, test, or measuring procedure yields the same results on repeated trials.

Test-retest reliability

An assessment of how stable or consistent ‘scores’ on a measure are at different points in time.

Internal consistency

One meaning of reliability in quantitative research.