Rigor Criteria

Question 1

Rigor Criteria in Qualitative Research

Answer 1

Credibility, Transferability, Dependability, and Confirmability

Question 2

Credibility

Answer 2

A measure of the truth value of qualitative research, or whether the study’s findings are correct and accurate.

Question 3

Transferability

Answer 3

The degree to which the results of qualitative research can be generalized or transferred to other contexts or settings.

Question 4

Dependability

Answer 4

The measure of the extent to which a research study could be repeated by a separate researcher and reveal the same findings.

Question 5

Confirmability

Answer 5

The degree to which the results could be confirmed by others.

Question 6

Rigor Criteria in Quantitative Research

Answer 6

Internal Validity, External Validity, Fidelity, and Objectivity

Question 7

Internal Validity

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The extent to which the observed results represent the truth in the population we are studying and are not due to methodological errors.

Question 8

External Validity

Answer 8

Asks whether the findings of a study can be generalized to patients with characteristics that are different from those in the study.

Question 9

Fidelity

Answer 9

The degree to which a study accurately reflects the intended intervention/plan.

Question 10

Objectivity

Answer 10

Results are free from researcher bias or personal opinions.