Vol. 8 No. 3 (2020): Business & Management Studies: An International Journal
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VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY IN QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

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  • Lütfi SÜRÜCÜ,
  • Ahmet MASLAKÇI
Lütfi SÜRÜCÜ
Phd. Student, European Leadership University
Ahmet MASLAKÇI
Asst. Prof., Cyprus Science University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v8i3.1540

Published 2020-09-25

Keywords

  • Scale, Validity, Reliability, Quantitative Research
  • Ölçek, Geçerlik, Güvenirlik, Nicel Araştırma

How to Cite

SÜRÜCÜ, L., & MASLAKÇI, A. (2020). VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY IN QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH. Business & Management Studies: An International Journal, 8(3), 2694–2726. https://doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v8i3.1540

Abstract

The Validity and Reliability of the scales used in research are essential factors that enable the research to yield beneficial results. For this reason, it is useful to understand how the Reliability and Validity of the scales are measured correctly by researchers. The primary purpose of this study is to provide information on how the researchers test the Validity and Reliability of the scales used in their empirical studies and to provide resources for future research. For this purpose, the concepts of Validity and Reliability are introduced, and detailed explanations have been provided regarding the main methods used in the evaluation of Validity and Reliability with examples taken from the literature. It is considered that this study, which is a review, will attract the attention of researchers.

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