It is used for the explanation, description, and prediction of behaviours of system components and the system at large. To understand and assess the quality of research in which CAS models are designed and used, a thorough understanding of the meanings of 'validity' from social science research...
Discusses issues related to judging the quality of qualitative research. Different factors that must be considered in judging the quality of qualitative research; Explanation on the concept of rigor in qualitative research; Measurement of credibility of qualitative research; Explication on transferability.DO...
What issoundis free from logical flaws or is based on valid reasoning:a sound theory; sound principles. Somethingcogentis both sound and compelling:cogent testimony; a cogent explanation. Convincingimplies the power to dispel doubt or overcome resistance or opposition:convincing proof. ...
In this chapter the definition, detection, and explanation of item bias is discussed. Item bias is generally defined as conditional dependence; within the ... Mellenbergh,J Gideon - 《International Journal of Educational Research》 被引量: 427发表: 1989年 Association between low functional health ...
Pragmatic validity in research looks to a different paradigms than more traditional, (post)positivistic research approaches. It tries to ameliorate problems associated with the rigour-relevance debate, and is applicable in all kinds of research streams. Simply put, pragmatic validity looks at research ...
Informal Controls and the Explanation of Propensity to Offend: A Test in Two Urban Samples Propensity to offend is an important and stable predictor of offending. A person's propensity is often thought of as a multidimensional trait consisting of... L Pauwels,R Svensson - 《European Journal on...
use mathematical tools borrowed fromprobability theoryandstatistics, together with outgrowths of these, such asdecision theory,game theory, utility theory, andoperations research.Philosophers of sciencehave addressed general methodological problems, such as the nature of scientificexplanationand the justificatio...
quality-database.eu: 'Validity' in the glossary of thequality-database.eu quality-database.eu: 'Validity'in the glossary of thequality-database.eu Articles with 'Validity' in the title Summary In psychology, validity refers to the degree to which a measurement or research instrument accurately...
To close the theoretical gap, we propose a revised fluency attribution hypothesis as a possible explanation of our findings. 展开 关键词: Truth effect, Validity rating, Retention interval, Context effect, Fluency attribution DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2013.12.002 被引量: 12 ...
Measurement (psychometric) validity is a central issue in the development and evaluation of quality of life instruments. In this study, we examined the reporting of validity evidence in articles published in the 2012 volume of the journal Quality of Life Research, the official journal of the ...