Master Outline III The 5 Steps for Collecting Quantitative Data Identify How to Select Participants for a Study Identify the Permissions Needed for a Study List Different Options for Collecting Information Locate, Select, and Assess an Instrument(s) for Use in Data Collection Describe Procedures for Administering Quantitative Data Collection Population and Sample A population is a group of individuals who have the same characteristic. A Sample A sample is a subgroup of the target population that the researcher plans to study for generalizing about the target population Reliability and Validity Reliability means that scores from an instrument are stable and consistent. Scores should be nearly the same when researchers administer the instrument multiple times at different times. Validity is the development of sound evidence to demonstrate that the test interpretation (of scores about the concept or construct that the test is assumed to measure) matches its proposed use.
Master Outline III The 5 Steps for Collecting Quantitative Data Identify How to Select Participants for a Study Identify the Permissions Needed for a Study List Different Options for Collecting Information Locate, Select, and Assess an I