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Ensuring Reliability and Validity in Research Methodology
In the field of social science research, research methodologies were formulated to generate data that would appropriately answer research objectives either through the quantitative or qualitative paradigms. It is known among researchers that there is no lone research methodology that can adequately provide data and answer a research objective single-handedly; it takes a combination of two or more methodologies to provide an almost valid and reliable answer to the problem or objective being studied. While some research utilize one methodology to generate answers about the problem, most researches use more than one methodology in order to provide general and specific analyses and interpretations about the data that can be beneficial to answering the research's problem.
What makes multiple methodologies-studies more reliable...
Take as an example the methodologies under the quantitative paradigm. Descriptive study designs under the survey or experimental methods provide reliability in that the findings are consistent with the data generated and analyses conducted through statistical procedures by the researches. Surveys and experiments are reliable because, given the same set of data, researchers can provide the same results from statistical tests that were ran during the course of research. The results will have consistency because the statistical tests objectively and rationally conduct procedures on a set of data that is also consistent with previous tests conducted. Thus, for a specific set of data, quantitative data are reliable because not only are the tests consistent with the data used, but the variables and measures used…
Techniques for testing reliability, on the other hand, can be achieved through the test-retest, alternative-forms, and internal consistency methods. Test-retest method administers an instrument to the same population in two different periods/occasions, and the difference between the scores of the first and second administration determines the reliability of the construct under study. Alternative-forms is similar to test-retest method; only, the flow of the instrument in the second administration is
Factors such as previous exposure to/experience with technology, confidence and anxiety when confronted with mathematical issues or propositions, ease of personal interactions, other sources of anxiety or situations that inspire confidence, and a host of other related professional and personal metrics were taken, in order to be correlated with measurements of overall technology use, technology-inspired anxiety, an technological confidence. Measures were all recorded quantitatively using a standard Likert scale
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Reliability of Test Reliability is defined by Joppe (2002,p.1) as the level of consistency of the obtained results over a period of time as well as an accurate representation of the population under study. If the outcome of the study can be reproduced using a similar methodology then the instrument used in the research are said to be reliable. It is worth noticing that there is an element of replicability as well
Today, social science researchers have a wide range of research methods available for criminology and criminal justice applications, divided generally between quantitative and qualitative methods. Although quantitative and qualitative research methods share some commonalities with respect to their overarching objectives, there are some fundamental differences involved that must be taken into account when selecting an optimal research strategy for a given research enterprise. The purpose of this paper was to
Methodology for �Why Having a College Education is More Beneficial as Opposed to not Having a College Education�IntroductionThe purpose of this research study is to investigate the benefits of having a college education as opposed to not having a college education. The study will explore the effects of a college education on career opportunities, earning potential, and overall quality of life.ParticipantsThe population for this study will be individuals aged 25