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Research Methods
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- 1construct validityare we measuring what we think we are measuring?
does the operational definition reflect the conceptual definition - 2external validity questionsis a sample representative of the population of interest?
will the results be generalizable? - 3definition of external validityexternal validity mean that you can generalize the results of your research to other people places and times
- 4types of external validitypopulation validity -do I resolve generalized to other people
ecological validity -to our results generalize to other places and times - 5internal validityhas there been adequate control over any extraneous variables?
can causality be asserted in drawing conclusions? - 6how do you improve external validity1 identifying your population of interest
2 use random sampling 3 study enough participants - 7internal validity definitiondeals with cause and effect relationships
takes out compounds X causes change in Y - 8temporal precedenceX (cause) precedes Y (effect)
- 9covariationchanges in X
are related to changes in Y
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- Flashcards on Research Methods, created by Fernando Coronad on 16/02/2016.
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