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Those of us in the business of psychological measurement use the terms reliability and validity a lot. You've probably seen those terms on the Psychology Today website (they appear thousands of times) ...
A substantial aspect of scientific research involves linking concepts to observations using measurements. This exercise has raised questions among researchers of whether or not measurements "truly" ...
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Validity in Psychological Tests

In everyday language, the term validity is typically used to describe something as being trustworthy or legit. It's meaning ...
Continuity of care is essential to the clinician/patient relationship within family medicine. However, researchers have few ways to track continuity of care as a measurement of clinical quality.
This study describes the results of a four-year research effort to develop inpatient and outpatient questionnaires that have sufficient validity and reliability to be used to measure patient ...
The measurement of joint range of motion (ROM) is a cornerstone of clinical assessment, rehabilitation and biomechanical research. Reliable and accurate quantification of joint movement is essential ...
Employers gauge a job candidate's ability to work and learn in an establishment through pre-employment assessments. To make a sound decision in the hiring process, companies should understand how to ...
1 Sports Orthopaedic Research Centre – Copenhagen (SORC-C), Department of Orthopaedics, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre., Kettegårds Alle 30, Denmark 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Zealand ...