The research division within the Department of Social Services (DSS) is studying the effectiveness of
a job training program.
Measurement reliability and validity, similar to all social work research, is
important to the division if they want to produce consistent and accurate outcomes. Over the past
several years the research division has used triangulation to ensure measurement reliability and
validity. In this scenario what is meant by triangulation?
a) Comparing results from multiple studies
b) Comparing responses from two or more groups of research participants
c) Appropriate outcomes produced from reliability and validity
d) Comparing results from multiple measures of a variable
d
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A) ?Sila B) ?Samadhi C) Panna D) ?Nirvana
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A) semistandardized interview B) standardized interview C) creative interview D) unstandardized interview
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A) a reduction of vaginal elasticity and lubrication B) a thinning of the vaginal walls C) less intense orgasmic contractions D) a thickening of vaginal walls
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three or more generations.
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