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Finding and evaluating potential research instruments.

Priscilla M Koop
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In this column, I have outlined some of the basic strategies for finding appropriate research instruments and for evaluating them so that you can determine the best one to use for your own research. These strategies, as basic as they are, will help to guide you as you make decisions. Of course, there are complex issues surrounding the development and refinement of research instruments and you would do well to review reliability, validity, and sensitivity in research texts before choosing an instrument.

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Priscilla M Koop. 2003. Finding and evaluating potential research instruments.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14692363/

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