Validity and Reliability

Determine the validity/reliability of the dots on the target

• Reliable and valid

• valid and not reliable

• reliable but not valid

• not reliable and not valid

Determine the validity/reliability of the dots on the target

• Reliable and valid

• valid and not reliable

• reliable but not valid

• not reliable and not valid

You know you are 5'7. You then want to make sure your hand-made measuring tape can measure you at 5'7 to ensure that you are measuring heights correctly.

Is this validity or reliability?

• Validity

• Reliability

• Neither

You weigh an object multiple times and see if you get the same result each time.

Is this validity or reliability?

• Validity

• Reliability

• Neither

Joy says "What was the question on the survey about gender identification about? It had nothing to do with research methods."

What is Joy criticizing?

• Validity

• Reliability

• Neither

A survey asks: "In your own words, describe how engaged you are in politics and political events"

This question is...

• Valid and reliable

• Valid but not reliable

• Not reliable and not valid

• Not valid and reliable

Which method checks the stability of a test over time?

• • Inter-Rater reliability

• • Internal consistency

• • External validity

• • Test-Retest reliability

Which type of validity ensures that the test measures the theoretical concept it is intended to measure?

• Face validity

• • Construct validity

• • Discriminant validity

• • Internal validity