Consistency is associated with:
a. content analysis.
b. level of measurement.
c. reliability.
d. validity.
ANS: C
Stability, one aspect of reliability, is concerned with the consistency of repeated measures.
Content analysis can contribute to establishing validity, not reliability.
Level of measurement is not associated with consistency.
Equivalence, another aspect of reliability, focuses on consistency between two or more observers measuring the same event. Homogeneity, the third indication of reliability in research, examines the extent to which all items in an instrument consistently measure the construct of interest.
Validity refers to the fact that the instrument measures what it says it will measure.
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