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Reliability vs. Validity Explained

Reliability refers to the consistency of measurement and whether the same results can be produced from repeated attempts, while validity determines if a measurement accurately evaluates the concept it aims to measure. A test can be reliable without being valid if it consistently measures something different than what it aims to, whereas a valid test is always reliable. Reliability is easier to assess than validity, which determines the accuracy of what a measurement evaluates.

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Reliability vs. Validity Explained

Reliability refers to the consistency of measurement and whether the same results can be produced from repeated attempts, while validity determines if a measurement accurately evaluates the concept it aims to measure. A test can be reliable without being valid if it consistently measures something different than what it aims to, whereas a valid test is always reliable. Reliability is easier to assess than validity, which determines the accuracy of what a measurement evaluates.

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  • Introduction to Reliability vs. Validity
  • Differences Between Reliability and Validity
  • Important Notes on Reliability and Validity

Reliability vs.

Validity in Qualitative
Research:
Which is Reliability & Validity ?
Difference between reliability and
validity
• Reliability: the degree to which a
measurement procedure produces similar
outcomes when it is repeated.
• E.g., gender, birthplace, mother’s name—
should be the same always—

• Validity: tests for determining whether a


measure is measuring the concept that the
researcher thinks is being measured,
• i.e., “Am I measuring what I think I am
measuring”?
Note:
• a valid test is always reliable but a reliable
test is not necessarily valid

• e.g., measure concepts--positivism instead


measuring nouns—invalid

• Reliability is much easier to assess than


validity.

Reliability vs. Validity in Qualitative Research: Which is Reliability & Validity ?
Difference between reliability and validity • Reliability: the degree to which a measurement procedure produces similar ou
Note: • a valid test is always reliable but a reliable test is not necessarily valid • e.g., measure concepts--positivism in

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