HLTB15H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Face Validity, Symbolic Interactionism
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Validity what you measure is what you say what you measure [makes sense] Measure of speed/ the unit must be valid. Reliability - need consistent results not 4 in 1 ruler and 8 in another. Need to get the same temperature so it"s standard: face validity - is the my measure measuring what it is supposed to measure. Qualitative @_@ need every aspect in depth. Theory method linkage: quantitaive bigger group, epidemiology prevalence of individuals, basic science biological mechanism, clinical science. Symbolic interaction how their language about cancer is described. Post positivist ### completely quantitaive (b or w, 1 or 0)
