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Validity and Reliability in Social Science Research
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Drost, Ellen A. – Education Research and Perspectives, 2011
In this paper, the author aims to provide novice researchers with an understanding of the general problem of validity in social science research and to acquaint them with approaches to developing strong support for the validity of their research. She provides insight into these two important concepts, namely (1) validity; and (2) reliability, and…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Validity, Reliability, Measurement Techniques
Multiple Perspectives on Family Relationships: A Latent Variables Model.
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Cook, William L.; Goldstein, Michael J. – Child Development, 1993
Tested the assumption that familial self-reports are biased by social desirability and other factors, through the use of a latent variables modeling approach that evaluated rater reliability and bias in mother, father, and child ratings of parent-child negativity. Results based on 78 families demonstrated that family member ratings contained a…
Descriptors: Children, Family Relationship, Interrater Reliability, Parent Child Relationship