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Content Validity
Construct Validity
Convergent Validity
Discriminant Validity
Types of Validity
Construct Validity
Extent to which hypotheses about construct are supported by data 1. Define construct, generate hypotheses about
constructs relation to other constructs 2. Develop comprehensive measure of construct & assess its reliability 3. Examine relationship of measure of construct to other, similar and dissimilar constructs
E.g. Height & Weight; Networking & career outcomes study; Learning Style Orientation measure
O-H
O-H 1.00
SR-H
O-W
SR-W
SR-H
O-W SR-W
.98
.55 .68
1.00
.56 .69 1.00 .92 1.00
Convergent & Discriminant Validity of Objective & Self-Reports of Height & Weight
Convergent validity (across methods) Objective and subjective measures of height are
correlated .98 Objective and subjective measures of weight are correlated .92
Discriminant Validity of Objective & Self-Reports of Height & Weight Discriminant validity (across constructs) Objective measures of height & weight are corr .55 Subjective measures of height & weight are corr.69
STRONG CASE: Are the correlations b/w the same construct measured by different methods significantly different from corr b/w different constructs measured by same methods
i.e., Are .92 & .98 significantly different from .55 & .69? Convert rs to z scores and compare
Discriminant Validity of Objective & Self-Reports of Height & Weight Discriminant validity (across constructs) Objective height & subjective weight are corr .68 Subjective height & objective weight are corr .56
WEAK CASE: Are the correlations b/w the same construct measured by different methods significantly different from corr b/w different constructs measured by different methods
i.e., Are .92 & .98 significantly different from .56 & .68
Establishing Construct Validity in Networking Study For convergent validity, different measures of the same construct should be highly correlated
Note: In networking study, diff measures= diff subscales Corr b/w diff measures of career success (promotion, salary, perceived career success) range from .20 to .36 (moderate support) .20 & .36 should not be sig diff from each other Corr b/w diff measures of networking (increasing internal visibility, socializing etc.) range from .03 to .43 (weak support) .03 & .43 should not be sig diff from each other
DV
Subjective assessment Interactional instruction
Informational instruction
.06
.00
Types of Validity
Content Validity
Construct Validity
Convergent Validity
Discriminant Validity