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The Distinction Between Reliability + Validity
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Reliability
Key question: If a sociologist repeated any piece of research, following the same methodology, would he or she get the same result?
expected= yes it is reliable
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Validity
How far does this data give us a true or valid picture of the subject of research
Must do some methodology to answer
Eg, how well does the method used match the research subject?
Sociologist evaluates if it is valid
Sometimes data is both or neither
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- GCSE Sociology (Theory + Methods) Note on The Distinction Between Reliability + Validity , created by Amber Church on 11/03/2021.
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