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Module 5: Instrument Validation

  • 5.1  
    • Background of cross-cultural mental health research
    • Classic psychometric theory: validity and reliability
  • 5.2  
    • Different measures of reliability: 
      • Test-retest reliability
      • Inter-rater reliability
      • Internal consistency
  • 5.3 
    • Types of validity: fact, construct, convergent, criterion
    • Evaluate construct validity through factor analysis
    • Definition and calculation of sensitivity, specificity, NPV, PPV, and ROC curve

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