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Title: Methodological designs are used to develop the validity and reliability of instruments to measure ...
Post by: random1234 on Feb 3, 2018
Methodological designs are used to develop the validity and reliability of instruments to measure constructs used as variables in research. The process is lengthy and complex.
 
  The average length of researcher time required to develop a research tool to the point of appropriate use in a study is five years. Methodological studies include assessment of content validity, evaluation of the conceptual structure of a scale, construct validity, and assessment of reliability. A researcher is developing a tool to measure pre-delinquent behaviors in pre-adolescence. He has already reviewed the literature, gathered qualitative data from experts, pilot-tested hundreds of pre-delinquent preadolescents, and analyzed the findings. It is clear that the tool actually measures what it is supposed to measure. This reflects the tool's
  a. Validity
  b. Utilizability
  c. Reliability
  d. Lack of bias


Title: Methodological designs are used to develop the validity and reliability of instruments to measure ...
Post by: achurch on Feb 3, 2018
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