There is a distinction that one learns about on the first day of a course in psychological research methods. It is the difference between internal and external validity. Internal validity is ...

A study published earlier this month on an alleged link between vaccines and autism has been removed from the public domain pending further investigation, according to Translational Neurodegeneration.

Self-report is often the only means of assessing historical exposure in epidemiologic studies. However, concerns about the validity of self-reported exposures arise when the exposures vary ...

There is a distinction that one learns about on the first day of a course in psychological research methods. It is the difference between internal and external validity. Internal validity is ...

A number of studies suggest that student evaluations of teaching are unreliable due to various kinds of biases against instructors. (Here’s one addressing gender.) Yet conventional wisdom remains that ...

An important mark of professional competence is a sophisticated and critical attitude toward the procedures that are used in the performance of professional functions. The best examples of social ...

Breast Cancer Care Quality in South Africa’s Public Health System: An Evaluation Using American Society of Clinical Oncology/National Quality Forum Measures The survey was sent to nearly 8,000 ...

The importance of trust within health care is widely acknowledged. Measuring patients' trust in health care systems may contribute to plans for the financing, delivery, and outcomes of health services ...

The authors also observed that trust and satisfaction strongly correlated with perceived consent validity. When respondents reported feeling comfortable discussing their health concerns, they were ...

Many colleges require standardized tests of applicants but fail to conduct research on whether the tests in fact predict college success and do so better than other tools, found to a new report from ...

The Indiana Board of Education has passed on a chance to discuss an outside review of the state's troubled standardized student exam. The board's agenda Wednesday included the review it commissioned ...