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Unreliability in a study is as a result of measurement errors. Discuss..ACU 202

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Unreliability in a study is as a result of measurement error s. Discuss...

1. Unreliability in a study is as a result of measurement errors, discuss;
Unreliability of the study means the fluctuation of the results after a study due to errors that result due to poor scoring, errors due to guessing, errors due to day to day fluctuation in weather conditions and errors resulting from changes in individuals .
A researcher may experience measurement errors in his or her study. These measurement errors in the study results are due to effects of some factors that the researcher did not intent to study.
Measurement error are some discrepancy between the results obtained and the hypothetical true score.
The nature of the data collection also causes unreliability in the study. More people should collect the same information , so that comparison between the information obtained can be used to obtain the true information to avoid these measurement errors.
Some concepts like attitude are normally unstable to an extent that a reliable study can produce unreliable results.


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