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Study 3: Reliability and Validity Questions and
Answers with 100% Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
Reliability - ANSWER Reliability is used to refer to something
that is dependable and will be around about the same' or give
the same outcome every time.
Repeatability - ANSWER refers to the degree to which a specific
research investigation obtains similar results when it is
conducted again under the same conditions on all occasions
Conditions that should be the SAME: - ANSWER • he observer,
e.g. the same researcher
• the instructions
• the measurement instrument, e.g. data collection tool
• the measurement procedure, e.g. research method, type of
experimental design, number of experimental and control
groups
• the setting, e.g. laboratory or field
• the location
• repetition over a short period of time
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Reproducibility - ANSWER refers to how close the results are to
each other when an investigation is replicated under changed
conditions
Conditions that should be DIFFERENT - ANSWER he observer,
e.g. a different independent researcher
• the measurement instrument, e.g. data collection tool
• the measurement procedure, e.g. research method, type of
experimental design, number of experimental and control
groups
• the setting, e.g. laboratory or field
• the location
• the time
Validity - ANSWER refers to the extent to which a measure (or
'measurement tool') accurately measures what it is supposed to
be measuring
Study 3: Reliability and Validity Questions and
Answers with 100% Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
Reliability - ANSWER Reliability is used to refer to something
that is dependable and will be around about the same' or give
the same outcome every time.
Repeatability - ANSWER refers to the degree to which a specific
research investigation obtains similar results when it is
conducted again under the same conditions on all occasions
Conditions that should be the SAME: - ANSWER • he observer,
e.g. the same researcher
• the instructions
• the measurement instrument, e.g. data collection tool
• the measurement procedure, e.g. research method, type of
experimental design, number of experimental and control
groups
• the setting, e.g. laboratory or field
• the location
• repetition over a short period of time
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Reproducibility - ANSWER refers to how close the results are to
each other when an investigation is replicated under changed
conditions
Conditions that should be DIFFERENT - ANSWER he observer,
e.g. a different independent researcher
• the measurement instrument, e.g. data collection tool
• the measurement procedure, e.g. research method, type of
experimental design, number of experimental and control
groups
• the setting, e.g. laboratory or field
• the location
• the time
Validity - ANSWER refers to the extent to which a measure (or
'measurement tool') accurately measures what it is supposed to
be measuring
