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Research Methodology: Validity
Research Methodology: Validity
Research Methodology: Validity
Validity
Group Members:
Types of
validity
Content
Criterion
Validity validity
Construct Validity :
• Example
Content Validity :
• Example
Face Validity :
• Example
Criterion Validity :
• Example
Validity Depend’s on
Internal External
Internal validity
• Internal validity is the extent to which you can be confident that a cause-
and-effect relationship established in a study cannot be explained by other
factors.
• Blinding
• Experimental Manipulation
• Random Selection
• Randomization
• Study protocol
External Validity
• External validity is the extent to which you can generalize the findings of a
study to other situations, people, settings and measures.
External Validity
Ecological Validity
Population Validity :
• Attrition
• Confounding
• Diffusion
• Experimenter Bias
• Historical Events
• Instrumentation
• Maturation
• Statistical Regression
• Testing
Factors Improving External Validity :
Do reprocessing or calibration
Usage of Statistical Methods
Replicate
Doing that study again with different sample
Effect of an independent variable
Factors that Threaten External Validity:
Sample features
Responsibility for effect
Selection bias
describes differences between groups
Situational Factors
Affect on generalizability of findings.
Try field Experiments
Table Of Contents.
Factors That Improve Internal Validity.
Factors That Threaten Internal Validity.
Factors That Improve External Validity.
Factors That Threaten External Validity .
Comparison.
Example Of Internal And External Validity.
Similarities.
Bibliography :
• https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/validity
• https://www.activecampaign.com/blog/validity-in-research-design
• https://www.irelandassignmenthelp.com/blogs/types-of-validity-in-researc
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