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1
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Define Validity

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Does the test measure what it claims to be measuring

2
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Define Reliability

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The extent to which the method of measurement consistently perfoms

3
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What are the 2 types of examiner reliability?

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Intraexaminer & Interexaminer

4
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Define intraexaminer

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performance by the same evaluator

5
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Define interexaminer

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consistent performance BETWEEN different examiners

-INCREASED by calibration

6
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Define Sensitivity

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the ability of a test to correctly identify the presence of a disease
(TIP ‘en’ is found in both sENsitivity and presENce)

7
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Define Specificity

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the ability of a test to identify the ABSENCE of a disease

TIP ‘en’ is ABSENT in ‘specificity

8
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What is a t-test

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Used to test the hypothetical difference between TWO mean scores
(TIP t stands for two)

9
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Define ANOVA test (analysis of variance)

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when comparing the statistical difference between 3 or more mean scores
(TIP there are more than 3 letters in ANOVA)

10
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Define p-value (probability value)

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  • used when testing hypothesis
  • standard of acceptability is 1 out of 20 or a p-value of < 0.05
  • a p-value greater than 0.05 will negatively affect study results