Research Instrument Reliability and Validity

What does reliability of an instrument refer to?

Which type of reliability is assessed by administering the same test to the same group of respondents twice?

What is assessed when establishing equivalent forms reliability?

Which of the following describes internal consistency reliability?

Which of the following is a method used to measure internal consistency reliability?

What is the importance of a concise research instrument?

Why should questions in a research instrument be presented sequentially?

What does it mean for a research instrument to be valid and reliable?

What is the first step a researcher should take before crafting a research instrument for quantitative research?

Which of the following is the most common scale used in quantitative research?

What is the primary purpose of descriptive statistical techniques in data analysis?

What are the key factors to consider when choosing between parametric and non-parametric tests?

A dataset does not follow normal distribution. What type of statistical test is generally more appropriate?

If a researcher is examining the relationship between two variables, what type of statistical analysis is being used?

For a study with small sample size (less than 30 per group), which type of test is generally recommended?

Which sampling method involves dividing the population into subgroups or clusters?

What is the primary challenge that cluster sampling aims to address in large-scale studies?

In cluster sampling, what characteristics should the clusters ideally possess?

In systematic sampling, how is the interval (n) determined?

What is selected at a predetermined interval in systematic sampling?

If a population size is 100 and the desired sample size is 20, what is the interval in systematic sampling?

Which of the following is a key characteristic of systematic sampling?

What does a valid research instrument measure?

Which of the following sampling procedures involves grouping the population into subgroups?

Face validity is also known as what type of validity?

Which type of validity is determined by experts?

What does construct validity refer to?

If an instrument produces results similar to those from existing, validated tests, what type of validity does it have?

What is the primary purpose of data analysis in research?

What should be considered when planning data analysis in quantitative research?

In quantitative research, how is numerical data typically approached for analysis?

What does the statistical treatment in quantitative research make explicit?

When choosing statistical techniques in quantitative research, what should be considered?

What is the first step in determining the sample size?

What does the term 'population' refer to in research?

What is the main difference between a target population and an accessible population?

What does 'sampling' refer to in research?

What is a 'sample' in research?

Why is it important for a sample to be representative of the population?

In general, what is the relationship between sample size and accuracy of representation?

The sampling procedure should be aligned to what?

What is the primary characteristic of quantitative data?

Which data gathering technique involves gathering information using the senses?

What is the main method of data collection in a survey?

In which research design is treatment or intervention used?

What is the first activity in the 'Before' phase of data collection?

Which activity is part of the 'During' phase of data collection?

What action is performed in the 'After' phase of data collection?

What is the immediate next step after summarizing data during the 'After' phase?

What is the suggested minimum sample size for an ex post facto research design?

What is the suggested sample size for a survey research design?

What does statistical power refer to in research?

What is the ideal level of statistical power?

What does the effect size indicate?

In simple random sampling, what chance does each member of the population have of being selected?

What is a key characteristic of stratified random sampling?

In proportional stratified sampling, what is the first step after identifying subgroups?

What is the purpose of a research design in quantitative research?

Which type of quantitative research design is used when little is known about a research problem?

What is the main goal of correlational research?

Which research design is used when the researcher lacks control over the variables?

In which type of research design are participants assigned to pre-existing groups, limiting the conclusions that can be drawn?

Which research design is considered a 'true' experimental design?

Which quantitative research design focuses on observing and recording a phenomenon as it occurs?

Which type of research design attempts to establish a causal link between variables, but lacks random assignment?