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Jacob, Jaison
- Reliability:How? When? What?
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1 Department of Mental Health Nursing, Laxmi Memorial College of Nursing, Mangaluru-575002, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, IN
1 Department of Mental Health Nursing, Laxmi Memorial College of Nursing, Mangaluru-575002, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, IN
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International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management, Vol 5, No 4 (2017), Pagination: 372-374Abstract
Reliability is one of the important steps in research, It helps in testing the quality in view of consistency, stability and equivalence. Various methods like test retest, Inter rater, Intra Rater, Split half method and formulas like Kuder Richardson formula, Cronbach’s alpha, Karl Pearson Coorelation formula etc. The Knowledge of This formulas and criteria for using a particular method is essential for a researcher. It the basis for a proper way of checking the Questionnaire/ Tools Quality.Keywords
Reliability, Correlation, Internal Consistency.References
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