As a validity check, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was conducted to determine if the BAI suggested clinical cutoff was valid for identifying clinical levels of anxiety in this comorbid patient group.
MPG's central research coordinator conducted a check of the clarity and consistency of the experts' answers as well as a validity check against external comparative policy sources.
Monte Carlo simulations provide an alternative and a validity check for software power analyses.
The client initiates a validity check.
A validity check was applied to check whether the modelled 1-year mortality rates were consistent with the published rates.
A validity check was undertaken on a random sample of 5% of the data.
A validity check was performed through a consultative meeting among three experts in Thailand's MOPH.
As a validity check, we also tested for trend across the poverty categories using Poisson regression.
Finally, all interview participants were invited to participate in a validity check focus group discussion.
The discussions with the study team provided a validity check on the identified themes.
