SSCI 2900U Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Internal Validity, Construct Validity, Social Science
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Reliability, replication and validity r presented as criteria for assessing the quality of social research. Reliability is concerned with the question of whether the results of a study r responsible. Commonly used in relation to the question of whether of the measures dat r devised for concepts in the social sciences r consistent. Reliability is particularly at issue in connection with quantitative research. The quantitative researcher is more likely to b concerned with the question whether a measure is stable or not. Replication occurs when sometimes the research decide to replicate the findings of others. Validity is most imp criteria of research. It is concerned with the integrity of the conclusions that r generated from a piece of research. Main type of validity: 1) measurement validity- primarily applies to quantitative research and to the search for measures of social scientific concepts.
