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.
The book presents case studies that emphasize reliability and validity in different examples of qualitative, quantitative and mixed method data sets, as well as covering action research and grounded theory. The reader is guided through case studies that demonstrate:
- An understanding of the reliability and validity approaches from social science and built environment perspectives in alignment with the relevant research philosophies, approaches and data collection strategies
- Real research projects that have been conducted by expert researchers on topics such as Lean, BIM, Housing and Sustainability to answer specific or evolving questions in relation to the reliability and validity of research
- A simple and easy method that students at Masters and PhD levels can relate to in order to adopt a sound reliability and validity approach to their research
This book is the essential guide for researchers at undergraduate and postgraduate level who need to understand how to validate the quality of the empirical tests they conduct using different techniques. The book will also be a great asset to supervisors from different backgrounds who need a refresher on this key aspect of the research cycle.
Author(s): Vian Ahmed, Alex Opoku, Ayokunle Olanipekun, Monty Sutrisna
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 140
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of illustrations
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I: Research reliability and validity
1. Understanding reliability in research
2. Understanding validity in research
PART II: 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
PART III: 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 IV: 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
Index
