PPT-Validity

of Different Dental Age Estimation Methods in Pakistani Orthodontic Patients Presenter Dr Aisha Khoja Resident Orthodontics Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi. Validity ValidityfisfarguablyfthefmostfimportantfcriteriafforfthefqualityfoffaftesttffTheftermfvalidity refersftofwhetherforfnotftheftestfmeasuresfwhatfitfclaimsftofmeasuretffOnfaftestfwithfhigh validityfthefitemsfwillfbefcloselyflinkedftoftheftestm Thinking Questions. What is an IV?. What is a DV?. What is repeated measures design?. What is matched pairs design?. What is independent groups design?. What is a hypothesis? Can you name the 3 types . Reliability gets more attention:. Easier to understand. Easier to measure. More formulas (like stats!). Base for validity. Need for validity. Does test measure what it claims?. Can test be used to make decisions?. Reliability gets more attention:. Easier to understand. Easier to measure. More formulas (like stats!). Base for validity. Need for validity. Does test measure what it claims?. Can test be used to make decisions?. Week 8, Psych 350 – R. Chris Fraley. Validity. In our last class, we began to discuss some of the ways in which we can assess the quality of our measurements.. We discussed the concept of reliability (i.e., the degree to which measurements are free of random error).. . of. . diagnosis. DSM. The . D. iagnostic and . S. tatistical . M. anual of Mental Disorder (Edition 4), was last published in 1994. . The DSM is produced by the American Psychiatric Association. . Why is this so important and. why is this so difficult?. Reliability and Validity. The language for this is from the quantitative tradition—scientific . verification—positivism. . Habermas. ’ cognitive interest of . David Oglesby. Partner Language Training Center Europe. What is Validity?. Merriam-Webster: (the quality of being) . well-grounded. (OE) or . justifiable. . (AF. ); at once . relevant. (ML) and . Jill Hoxmeier. H615: Advanced Research Design. October 10, 2013. “Boy, a few more like that and I’ll be ready for Gamblers Anonymous”. Twin Problems of Construct Validity. Construct Validity: . Jamie DeLeeuw, Ph.D.. 5/7/13. Reliability. Consistency of measurement. The measure itself is dependable.. ***A measure must be reliable to be valid!***. High reliability = greater consistency = lower randomness (error). Basics . What is reliability? . What is validity? . Can you have one without the other? Why or why not? . Reliability. Observed score . = True score random error systematic error. Explain. Why is this important? . Instrumentation: Validity Measuring Caring in Nursing Validity: Defined Extent to which instrument reflects abstract construct being examined; measures what it is supposed to measure Domain or Universe of Construct UCL Institute of Education. Aims. To understand what ‘external validity’ is and why it is important….. The difference between sample and population average treatment effects (SATE and PATE). The assumptions under which estimates of SATE = PATE. Cynthia Conn, PhD. Assistant Vice Provost, Professional Education Programs. Kathy Bohan, . EdD. Associate Dean, College of Education. Sue Pieper, PhD. Assessment Coordinator, Office of Curriculum, Learning .