Abstract
Explains how social scientists can evaluate the reliability and validity of empirical measurements, discussing the three basic types of validity: criterion related, content, and construct. In addition, the paper shows how reliability is assessed by the retest method, alternative-forms procedure, split-halves approach, and internal consistency method.
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Reliability engineeringReliability (semiconductor)PsychologyComputer scienceEnvironmental scienceEngineeringPhysics
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Edward G. Carmines,
Richard A. Zeller
(2011).
Reliability and Validity Assessment.
The Encyclopedia of Political Science
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https://doi.org/10.4135/9781608712434.n1341
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