SOCI 3690 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: External Validity, Internal Validity, Dependent And Independent Variables
6 Nov 2018
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Reliability and validity in qualitative research: most accept the principles of validity and reliability but don"t use the terms very often. They have developed several methods that serve as substitutes for quantitative approach to validity . Emphasize conveying the subject"s point of view to others- use internal and external criticisms to determine if the evidence they have is real or they believe it to be. Try to present data that is truthful avoiding false or distorted accounts- harder to validate see box 3 re notions of trustworthiness- Dependability to assess how consistent the data are show it to others to see if they come up with similar conclusions. Credibility for internal validity- does the result sound right triangulate ask others the research subjects themselves what they think of interpretations given. Maximize transferability - by choosing subjects and locations (sampling issues) that differ. Nonprobability sampling sample without a mathematically random process.
