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
Demographic Biographic Data Its Types And Measurement. Demographic data its collection measure and management Most nursing research studies involve the collection of data through self-reports or observations. However, there are other methods of collecting data, several of which are reviewed in this chapter. The most important alternative method is bio physiologic measures, which are used … Read more
What is Concept of Illness and Uncertainty. Illness can be an individual feeling and uncertainty found in its description can be affected by individual personality. Uncertainty in Illness Uncertainty in illness has been defined by Mishel (1988) as the inability to determine the meaning of illness-related events; this occurs in situations where the decision maker … Read more