Dependability in qualitative research is considered the analog of which criterion in quantitative research?
A) Internal validity
B) Construct validity
C) Reliability
D) Specificity
C
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Dependability refers to the stability of data over time and over conditions and is somewhat analogous to reliability, not specificity, internal validity, or construct validity, in quantitative studies. Credibility, which refers to confidence in the truth value of the findings, has been viewed as the qualitative equivalent of internal validity.
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