validities
States of legitimacy
Validities is the plural of validity, the quality of being sound, well-founded, or legally binding.
A study's validity depends on its methodology.
A contract's validity depends on proper execution.
The word appears most often in academic and legal contexts where multiple forms of soundness are distinguished: The researchers questioned the validities of earlier findings.
Reliability of structure
- correctnessState of being accurate
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
genuineness · credibility · plausibility · defensibility · justifiability · rationality · reasonableness · coherence
Demonstration of truth
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- substantiationProof of truth
attestation · documentation · certification · accreditation · ratification · endorsement · authentication · affirmation
Determining size or amount
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- replicabilityAbility to duplicate results
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- experimental designStructured plan for research
sampling · generalizability · psychometrics · instrumentation · operationalization · controls
soundness
Reliability of structure
- correctnessState of being accurate
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
authenticity · genuineness · credibility · plausibility · defensibility · justifiability · rationality · reasonableness · coherence · consistency
proof
Demonstration of truth
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
substantiation · attestation · documentation · certification · accreditation · ratification · endorsement · authentication · affirmation · audit
measurement
Determining size or amount
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- replicabilityAbility to duplicate results
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
experimental design · sampling · generalizability · psychometrics · instrumentation · operationalization · controls
validitiesinvalidities
States of being void
fallacies · non sequiturs · illogicalities · sophisms · unsoundness
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Statements contrary to fact
falsehoods · untruths · inaccuracies · falseness · errors
validitiesinvalidities
States of being void
nullities · illegitimacies · illegalities · voidness · irregularities
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