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Reliability
Validity
Levels of Measurement
Miscellaneous
100

True or False:

Reliability refers to how well a measurement aligns with a targeted construct.

False

100

If a test references another measure, what type of validity is this?

Criterion-related validity

100

What are the 4 levels of measurement?

Nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio

100

A study found that there are only 3 second-year males in Stockton's MSOT program? What level of measurement would this fall under?

Nominal

200

Name the 4 types of reliability.

Rater, test-retest, alternate forms, internal consistency

200

If a test can infer a future reference standard, what type of validity is this?

Predictive validity

200

True or False:

Measurements on the ratio scale have a true zero.

True

200

Andrew sent out a survey to his classmates to see if they agree or disagree with this statement: "It's cool that Charles can tie his shoes very quick." The statement could be rated on a scale from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree). What type of survey is this?

Likert Scale

300

What is 1 way to best ensure measurement reliability?

Standardize measurement protocols, train raters, calibrate and improve instrument being used, take multiple measurements, choose a sample with a range of scores, pilot testing

300

If a new test aligns with an already established test, what type of validity does this demonstrate?

Convergent validity

300

What level of measurement is Manual Muscle Testing (MMT)?

Ordinal

300

If you say that 6 out of 24 second-year students in the MSOT program are twins, what level of measurement is this?

Ratio

400

Madeline and Wendy both administered the Berg Balance Scale on the same client, but got drastically different results? What reliability does this demonstrate a poor example of?

Inter-rater reliability

400
If a test measures the idea or concept it is supposed to measure, what type of validity is it?

Construct validity

400

Which level of measurement has no true zero?

Interval

400
Stockton MSOT students have a 100% pass rate on the NBCOT exam. What level of measurement is this?

Ordinal

500
Felicia completed the Mini-BES Test on Monday and scored a 22/28, then repeated it the following Monday and got a 23/28. Which reliability is this testing?

Test-retest reliability

500

Caitlyn conducted a study to measure motivation in MSOT graduate students and got a result that instead displayed stress levels. Does the assessment she used have strong validity?

No

500

Jake is doing a research study on the role of OT in concussion management. In conducting his study, he has collected a variety of data on his participants, including gender and diagnosis. Which level of measurement would this fall under?

Nominal

500

True or False:

The formula to find measurement error is true score +/- error component.

True