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Why internal validity is not prior to external validity
Publiceringsår: 2012
Språk: Engelska
Sidor: 15
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Philosophy of Science Assoc. 23rd Biennial Mtg (San Diego, CA) > PSA 2012 Contributed Papers
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Dokumenttyp: Konferensbidrag
Förlag: Phil Sci Archives
Sammanfattning
We show that the common claim that internal validity should be understood as prior to external validity has, at least, three epistemologically problematic aspects: experimental artefacts, the implications of causal relations, and how the mechanism is
measured. Each aspect demonstrates how important external validity is for the internal validity of the experimental result.
measured. Each aspect demonstrates how important external validity is for the internal validity of the experimental result.
Disputation
Nyckelord
- Philosophy and Religion
- Social Sciences
- internal validity
- external validity
- causation
- Campbell
- Cronbach
Övrigt
Philosophy of Science Assoc. 23rd Biennial Mtg
2012-11-15
San Diego, CA
- Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
- FORMAS
- Vetenskapsrådet
Published
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