Measurement, validity and reliability
Operationalisation, validity, reliability, measurement error and research quality.
Areas within Measurement, validity and reliability
Experimental design
Controlled studies, assignment, comparison groups and causal inference.
3 wordsQualitative research
Research using detailed non-numerical evidence and interpretive methods.
3 wordsResearch design
Research questions, study designs, hypotheses, controls, variables and causal reasoning.
65 wordsQualitative methods
Interviews, focus groups, observation, coding, themes and interpretive analysis.
67 wordsQuantitative methods
Measurement, numerical data, statistical modelling and quantitative analysis.
71 wordsSampling
Populations, samples, sampling frames, probability sampling and sampling bias.
41 wordsMeasurement, validity and reliability
Operationalisation, validity, reliability, measurement error and research quality.
88 wordsStatistical inference
Estimation, uncertainty, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals and statistical inference.
126 wordsEvidence synthesis
Systematic reviews, meta-analysis, literature searches and synthesis of evidence.
35 wordsEthics and reproducibility
Research ethics, consent, integrity, transparency, replication and reproducibility.
55 wordsData collection
Surveys, questionnaires, instruments, fieldwork, records and data capture.
36 wordsAcademic publishing
Peer review, manuscripts, citations, journals, publication and scholarly communication.
44 wordsExperimental design research
Specialist vocabulary classified under Research methods.
1 wordsResearch ethics
Specialist vocabulary classified under Research methods.
1 wordsSystematic review
Specialist vocabulary classified under Research methods.
7 words88 featured terms
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the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my acc…
Biasverbcause to be biased
Cogencynounthe quality of being valid and rigorous
Constructverbdraw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"
Dependabilitynounthe quality of being dependable or reliable
Dependablenessnounthe quality of being dependable or reliable
Errornouna wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I cou…
Faultnouna wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I cou…
Instrumentnounthe means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
Measurenounthe act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved…
Measurementnounthe act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved…
Measuringnounthe act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved…
Mensurationnounthe act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved…
Mistakenouna wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I cou…
Precisenessnounthe quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision…
Precisionnounthe quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision…
Predetermineverbcause to be biased
Reliabilitynounthe quality of being dependable or reliable
Reliablenessnounthe quality of being dependable or reliable
Rigornounthe quality of being valid and rigorous
Rigournounthe quality of being valid and rigorous
Toolnounthe means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
Truthnounthe quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my acc…
Validitynounthe quality of being valid and rigorous
Actinometrynounmeasuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)
Anemographynounrecording anemometrical measurements
Anemometrynounmeasuring wind speed and direction
Angleverbpresent with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
Angulationnounthe precise measurement of angles
Anthropometrynounmeasurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities
Bathymetrynounmeasuring the depths of the oceans
Bloomernounan embarrassing mistake
Blotnounan act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Blundernounan embarrassing mistake
Botchnounan embarrassing mistake
Bunglenounan embarrassing mistake
Calorimetrynounmeasurement of quantities of heat
Cockupnounsomething badly botched or muddled
Confusionnouna mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"
Distortionnounthe mistake of misrepresenting the facts
Duplicabilitynounthe quality of being reproducible
Exactnessnounthe quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude"
Fidelitynounaccuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
Follynouna stupid mistake
Foolishnessnouna stupid mistake
Hydrometrynounthe measurement of specific gravity
Hypsographynounmeasurement of the elevation of land above sea level
Hypsometrynounmeasurement of the elevation of land above sea level
Imbecilitynouna stupid mistake
Incursionnounthe mistake of incurring liability or blame
Infallibilitynounthe quality of never making an error
Lapsenouna mistake resulting from inattention
Micrometrynounmeasuring with a micrometer
Miscuenouna minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
Misreckoningnouna mistake in calculating
Observationnounthe act of making and recording a measurement
Omissionnouna mistake resulting from neglect
Oversightnouna mistake resulting from inattention
Photometrynounmeasurement of the properties of light (especially luminous intensity)
Plumbingnounmeasuring the depths of the oceans
Quantificationnounthe act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
Quantitative analysisnounchemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance
Quantitative chemical analysisnounchemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance
Readingnounthe act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"
Renegenounthe mistake of not following suit when able to do so
reproducibilitynounthe quality of being reproducible
Revokenounthe mistake of not following suit when able to do so
Samplingnounmeasurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
Scalingnounact of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
Seismographynounthe measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory movements of earthquakes
Skipnouna mistake resulting from neglect
Slantverbpresent with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
Slipnouna minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
Smearnounan act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Smirchnounan act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Soliditynounthe quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally; "the solidity of the evidence worked in his favor"; "the solidness…
Solidnessnounthe quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally; "the solidity of the evidence worked in his favor"; "the solidness…
Soundingnounthe act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
Spirometrynounthe use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity
Spotnounan act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Stainnounan act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Stupiditynouna stupid mistake
Surveyingnounthe practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map; "he studied surveying at college"
Thermogravimetrynounthe measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances
Thermometrynounthe measurement of temperature
Thoroughnessnounproperty of being marked by full detail, complete in all respects.; "Seitz had never heard of Wertham, but he recalls being struck by the precis…
Tonometrynounthe measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea
Weightverbpresent with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
