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    Galinda Individual Validity and Reliability Matrix Internal consistency--The application and appropriateness of internal consistency would be viewed as reliability. Internal consistency describes the continuous results provided in any given test. It guarantees that a range of items measure the singular method giving consistent scores. The appropriateness would be to use the re-test method in which the same test is given to be able to compare whether the internal consistency has done its

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    Reliability and Validity Worksheet ***USE THIS VERSION*** Due Day 7: 5/20/13: Reliability and Validity Worksheet Use this version of the matrix because it has been updated. You will receive a .5 deduction for using the older version. PUT YOUR NAME HERE: _____________  Do NOT quote the text‚ explain these ideas in your own words. University of Phoenix Material Validity and Reliability Matrix For each of the tests of reliability and validity listed on the matrix‚ prepare

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    TEST of Reliability | Application and APPROPRIATENESS | Strengths | Weaknesses | Internal Consistency | This measure of reliability is appropriate when trying to determine the difference in reliability from shortening or lengthening a test (Cohen & Swerdlik‚ 2010). Here I am specifically referring to the Spearman-Brown formula being used to determine internal consistency. A researcher could also use other measures of internal consistency meant for heterogeneous test items‚ such as Inter-item

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    and accountable to make sure that the treatments and needs of patient are fulfilled. Medication administration is a part of the nurses’ responsibility in order to make sure clients get the correct medication as supposed. Medication administration error is a universal health care concern.Thus the strategy in improving medication administration system is important to enhance safety. The administration of medication by nurses is the final step in a process that involves multiple steps carried

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    Discuss two errors in attributions Attribution bias is the illogical reasoning behind people’s decisions about one’s own and others’ behaviour by giving objective views on situations‚ it is essentially faults in a process of elucidation and can lead to errors in interpretation of our own and other’s behaviour because: a) People are ‘cognitive misers’ – we do not examine all the evidence provided or we take mental shortcuts (linking to social cognition) to reach a conclusion‚ leading to wrong

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    Each year‚ thousands of patients die in hospitals because of errors in medication. These deviations occur mostly because of the complex process of drug administration. Errors can arise from the complicated system of drug administration itself; from prescription to the actual administration to patients. These mistakes in drug administration can be caused by many factors. Some of the reasons why these errors occur are the inadequate knowledge and skills both by the prescribing physician and the administering

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    universal truths‚ such as love‚ honor‚ pride‚ compassion‚ and sacrifice." This means that long standing truths contain ideas that appeal to people and also create a sense of feeling for the particular characters in the novel. I agree with Faulkner’s statement because many books that I have read have contained the elements he named. This statement is true of the book I read‚ The Green Mile by Stephen King‚ because this novel has much to say about compassion and sacrifice.<br><br>The universal truth of compassion

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    minds. Of course‚ some cults will share the same idea(s)‚ but if you would ask all the questions that exist‚ you can come up with (and that’s a lot)‚ everyone will get a different result. Or just to put it in another way‚ everyone has something they strongly believe in‚ and they think that it is the truth. But other people will think it is total nonsense‚ but can´t argue why. This is called relativism. No‚ they base it on their own beliefs‚ and say that other ideas are just wrong. What a world we live

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    Neil J Salkind defines internal validity as‚ “the quality of an experimental design such that the results obtained are attributed to the manipulation of the independent variable. In other words‚ if what you see is a function of what you did‚ then the experiment has internal validity.” (p. 235). When conducting research with experimental designs‚ researchers usually have two groups to test their experiment. These two groups are called “the experimental group” and the control group”. Experimental designs

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    Some Ways That The Environment Affects Human Health? Air Pollution Air pollution is one obvious environmental health threat in OECD countries‚ contributing to a number of illnesses‚ such as asthma and in some cases leading to premature death. Of particular concern is the fact that children are more vulnerable to air pollution than adults‚ and increased rates of infant mortality have been recorded in highly polluted areas. Concerns about the impact of air pollution on health and the economy

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