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Validity of Measurement

By: Roger Sapsford
In:The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods
Chapter DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9780857020116
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The extent to which an indicator or variable adequately measures the theoretical concept it purports to measure.

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The major requirement of measurement is validity. For research to be conducted, theoretical concepts (and research questions and hypotheses of which they are ...

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  Sapsford, Roger. "Validity of Measurement." In The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods, edited by Sapsford, Roger, 314-15. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd, 2006. https://doi.org/10.4135/9780857020116.
  
  Sapsford, R. 2006. Validity of Measurement. In: The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods. Roger Sapsford Editor, London: SAGE Publications, Ltd. pp. 314-315 Available at: <https://doi.org/10.4135/9780857020116> [Accessed 5 Dec 2023].
  
  Sapsford, Roger. "Validity of Measurement." The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods. Edited by Vol. 0. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd, 2006, pp. 314-15. Sage Research Methods, doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/9780857020116.
  
  Sapsford, Roger. Validity of measurement. In The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods. Vol. 0. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd; 2006: 314-315. doi:10.4135/9780857020116
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