Analysing and Evaluating Data (VCE SSCE Psychology): Flashcards
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True value
True value
Perfect measurement with absolute precision & zero error
Accuracy
Accuracy
How closely a measurement approaches the true value
Precision
Precision
How closely measurements cluster together
Repeatability
Repeatability
Measurements agree under identical conditions by same person
Reproducibility
Reproducibility
Measurements agree under different conditions/researchers
Internal validity
Internal validity
Whether study investigates what it claims to investigate
External validity
External validity
Whether findings apply beyond original study population
Systematic error effect
Systematic error effect
Consistent deviation from true value in one direction
Random error effect
Random error effect
Unpredictable variations causing scattered readings
Outliers
Outliers
Values that lie far from other results in a dataset