Reliability and Validity

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 320-323

  Ahlqvist, O ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Bias; Consistency; Error; Evidence; Precision; Quality; Rigor; Trustworthiness; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865282603     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044910-4.00555-1     Document Type: Chapter

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