IMPROVING RELIABILITY

Question 1

Operationalisation

Answer 1

• Amiguity in definitions could lead to subjective and inconsistent interpretation amongst raters.
• So, enures consistency in the data collection process.

Question 2

Standaridised procedures

Answer 2

*Ensures conistency across differnet settings/ time points/ raters.

Question 3

Pilot testing

Answer 3

• Address and refine any sources of error/ variablity/ indentify problematic confounding varibles

Question 4

(Compehensive) Training

Answer 4

• To ensure raters understand the criteria for making judgments or ratings

Question 5

Statistical analysis

Answer 5

• Use appropiate statistical methods to assess inter-rater reliability.
• This provides a quantitative measure of agreement which helps researches to evaluate the reliability of their studies.

Question 6

Replication

Answer 6

• studies to confirm the reliability of findings across different samples, settings, or time points etc