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11 - Measurement Replication in Qualitative and Quantitative Studies

from Part IV - Appraisal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2020

By
Dan Reiter
Edited by
Colin Elman ,
John Gerring  and
James Mahoney
Colin Elman
Affiliation:
Syracuse University, New York
John Gerring
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin
James Mahoney
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Illinois
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Summary

Measurement replication is the ability to replicate a study’s recorded measurements, using the original study’s same measurement parameters or coding rules, the same research design, and the original sample of the same population. Measurement replication is an important element of replication writ large and is essential for knowledge accumulation, since failure to replicate measurement casts doubt on the internal validity of a studies based on those data. Measurement replication is equally important for both quantitative and qualitative scholarly research, having revealed measurement errors in both types of research. This chapter argues for the continued need for measurement replication for exposing errors in fact, interpretation and context, and consistency of application.

Keywords

Replicationmeasurementqualitative researchquantitative researchreproducibility
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The Production of Knowledge
Enhancing Progress in Social Science
 , pp. 284 - 300
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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