Communication Research

Asking Questions, Finding Answers

 

Joann Keyton, Ph.D.

University of Kansas

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Chapter 6

Measurement

 

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This website, from Columbia University, is part of their QMSS e-Lessons project.

* Measurement

 

 

Learning More About Validity and Reliability

 

On the surface, validity and reliability are simple concepts. Designing and conducting a research study and dealing directly with issues of validity and reliability are probably the best methods for understanding them. In the meantime, check out these two URLs. They are sites developed by William Trochim, Professor of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University.

 

*  Dr. Dennis Gilbride, University of Syracuse

 

 

Reliability Between Coders

 

Check out this website on Cohen’s Kappa:

 

*  John Uebersax’s website on Kappa—very detailed

 

 

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