PSCI 2701 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: External Validity, Well-Founded Relation, Jargon
30 Nov 2017
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In conducting any statistical survey, external validity can be improved by taking steps such as the following: Internal validity refers to the quality and ethical standards used in designing the research or experiment (49). Evaluating sources of factual evidence: there are many factors to consider when determining the quality of a research source, these include: Intended audience and purpose of the source: authority, authorship, and expertise, timeliness and currency, relevance; and. Authorship and expertise: a subject matter expert (sme) is a person or an institution that is recognized as an objective and reliable source of information and opinion on your topic. (52) Relevance: the following are some questions related to relevance: Is the funding at ar(cid:373)"s le(cid:374)gth, or does it depe(cid:374)d o(cid:374) a spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) poi(cid:374)t of (cid:448)ie(cid:449) (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g pro(cid:373)oted? (56: are any political, personal or religious biases evident in the research and in the approach to the topic? (56)
