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Credibility
In qualitative research, a term used instead of validity to reflect whether the investigators engaged thoroughly and sensitively with the material...
Continue readingIn qualitative research, a term used instead of validity to reflect whether the investigators engaged thoroughly and sensitively with the material and whether the investigators’ interpretations are credible. Signs of credibility can be found not only in the procedural descriptions of methodology but also through an assessment of the coherence and depth of the findings reported.