Assess Validity of Data VI Assess Validity of Data, Confirmability, Transferability Assess Validity of Data IV Confirmability, Transferability in Lincoln and Guba’s (1985) framework. Confirmability Assess Validity of Data. Confirmability refers to the objectivity or neutrality of the data, that is, the potential for congruence between two or more independent people about the data’s accuracy, relevance, or … Read more
Assess Validity of Data IV: Data Validity Assessment Triangulation Assess Validity of Data IV. Assessment of qualitative data and their Interpretation Validity Assessment of qualitative data and their interpretation, Credible data collection, Denzin, 1989, Method Triangulation, Whittemore, Chase, and Mandle (2001). Criteria and Methods of Assessment The criteria and methods of assessment described thus far … Read more
Assess The Validity of Data Part III: Data Validity Assessment Criteria Assess The Validity of Data, Ferketich, Figueredo, & Knapp, 1991; Lowe & Ryan-Wenger, 1992, Other Criteria for Assessing Quantitative Measures. Approaches for Construct Validity Assess The Validity of Data Part. Another approach to construct validation uses a statistical procedure known as factor analysis. Factor … Read more
Assess Constructive Validity of Data II Assess Constructive Validity of Data II. Assess Validity of Data Concurrent validity, Validation by Means of the Criterion-related Approach, Construct Validation Validity Predictive Assess Constructive Validity of Data .A distinction is sometimes made between two types of criterion-related validity. Predictive validity refers to the adequacy of an instrument in … Read more
Assess Validity of Data Part I Assess Validity of Data Part I: Face Validity, Content Validity, Criterion-Related Validity In Nursing Research. Introduction The second important criterion for evaluating a quantitative instrument is its validity. Validity is the degree to which an instrument measures what it is supposed to measure. When researchers develop an instrument to … Read more
Methods of Data Measurement Reliability , Rules Instruments and Attribute In Nursing Research. Ideal Data An ideal data collection procedure is one that captures a construct in a way that is relevant, credible, accurate, truthful, and sensitive. For most concepts of interest to nurse researchers, there are few data collection procedures that match this ideal. … Read more
Methods of Measurement Reliability II Reliability of Measuring Instruments, split-half technique. Factor Contributor to Reliability Measuring Errors Methods of Measurement Reliability. In other words, the proportion of true score component in an obtained score varies from one person to the next. Many factors contribute to errors of measurement. The most common are the following: 1. … Read more
Equivalent Interpretation of Reliability Coefficients, Factors Affecting Reliability. Methods of Measurement Reliability, Equivalent, Interpretation of Reliability Coefficients, Factors Affecting Reliability. Reliability In Nursing Research Nurse researchers estimate a measure’s reliability by way of the equivalence approach primarily with observational measures. We pointed out that a potential weakness of observational methods is observed error. The accuracy … Read more
Biographic Data Measurement Vignettes Evaluation Cognitive And Neuropsychological Tests. Biographic Data Measurement Vignettes Evaluation Cognitive and Neuropsychological Tests Anastasi and Urbina (1997) and Walsh and Betz (1995) Data Measurement Another data collection alternative is called vignettes. Vignettes rely on self-reports by participants but involve a stimulus. Uses of Vignettes are brief descriptions of events or … Read more
Q Methodology for Biographic Data Measurement (Brown, 1996) Evaluation of Q Methodology Projective Techniques Verbal projective techniques Critics point What is Q Methodology Q methodology (Stephenson, 1975) refers to a constellation of substantive, statistical, and psychometric concepts for research on individuals. Q methodology uses a Q-sort procedure, which involves sorting a deck of cards according … Read more