Validity and Reliability in Built Environment Research: A Selection of Case Studies

ISBN-13: 9780367197766 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 140 str.

Ahmed, Vian

Opis

This book aims to guide researchers who are engaged in social science and built environment research through the process of testing the reliability and validity of their research outputs following the application of different methods of data collection.

Recenzje

'This provides a welcome addition to the literature on research methods in the built environment and should be useful for students at all levels.' - Dr. Mark Addis, London School of Economics and Political Science

Spis treści

PART ONE: RESEARCH RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY  1. Understanding Reliability in Research  2. Understanding Validity in Research  PART TWO: RELIABILITY TEST: RESEARCH CASE STUDY EXAMPLES  3. An Investigation into contributing factors of excess inventory within the cosmetic industry in the UAE: An AHP analysis as form of Inter-Rater Reliability  4. An Investigation into underpinning criteria of ‘Subjective Happiness’ in an Academic Environment - A Parallel Form of Reliability Test  PART THREE: VALIDITY TEST: RESEARCH CASE STUDY EXAMPLES  5. Enhancing Reliability and Validity in a study exploring the indicators of a sustainability assessment framework for neighbourhood development in Nigeria  6. A Predictive Validity Analysis of Water Demand Forecasting Model in the UAE  7. Exploring and Confirming Project Owners’ Motivations for Green Building Project Delivery using Construct Validity Test  8. Investigation into Underpinning Criteria of Depression in Women by adopting Factor Analysis as Construct Validity Test  PART FOUR: OTHER RESEARCH RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY APPROACHES  9. A Case Study of Singapore’s Hawker Centres as an Inclusive Mechanism: Internal and External validity of Qualitative Data  10. The Delphi technique as a tool for quality research in the Built Environment