Validity and validation / Catherine S. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Catherine S.

Series:

Series in understanding statistics.

Understanding statistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Statistical methods.

Social sciences.

Social sciences--Methodology.

Research--Methodology.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Understanding Research series focuses on the process of writing up social research. The series is broken down into three categories: Understanding Statistics, Understanding Measurement, and Understanding Qualitative Research. The books provide researchers with guides to understanding, writing, and evaluating social research. Each volume demonstrates how research should be represented, including how to write up the methodology as well as the research findings. Each volume also reviews how to appropriately evaluate published research. Validity and Validation is an introduction to validity th

Contents:

Validity and validation in research and assessment

Evidence for the internal validity of research results

External threats to validity

Validity of statistical conclusions

Construct related evidence for validity

Interpretation, use, and consequences of scores from assessments

Validity theory and validation resources.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

0-19-025607-9

0-19-935924-5

OCLC:

859381587