Sentence examples for sample validity from inspiring English sources

Research design, population and sample, validity and reliability studies, analyzing methods and data collection tools were some of the topics which created the criteria.

Despite these limits to the sample, validity was supported by thematic saturation.

The containers were weighed before analysing the sample, to weigh the sputum and determine the sample validity.

Within this sample, validity and concordance are generally in the 'good to excellent' range: sensitivity range = 0.89-0.99); specificity (range = 0.82-0.89); accurange(range = 0.86-0.90); and overall Kappa (range = 0.75-0.77).

The variable, 'chest x-ray status,' is used primarily to execute an algorithm to verify that patients without positive M. tuberculosis cultures have TB disease [ 21]; since only culture positive cases were included in the study sample, validity of this variable is not relevant for cases in the study population.

Design: Two-sample validity study.

The five related instruments were reviewed on definitions of constructs and sub-constructs, designs of instruments, theoretical bases, samples, validity and reliability processes.

Based on the final model selected, we assessed the out-sample validity of the model, by applying the model to predict the number of beds occupied for the remaining period of the outbreak (i.e. 22nd April 2003 to 31st May 2003).

On considering their advice, it was decided that a five station OSCE would give the best balance of reliability through number of stations and sampling validity through an appropriate teaching to examination ratio.

To calibrate the model, the Hosmer-Lemeshow test will be used and applied to the same working sample (internal validity), and the validation sample (generalisability).

Of study participants, 444 (82%) provided self-reported tobacco use status within 7 days of a valid cotinine assay and constitute the sample for validity analyses.