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EXTERNAL VALIDITY [2 records]

Record 1 2014-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

The ability of a research design to provide findings that can be generalised to other populations, contexts and periods.

CONT

Internal validity is concerned with whether the educational intervention makes any difference to the outcome in question[, whereas] external validity is concerned with how far the results are generalisable and in what settings and with what population.

OBS

external validity; generalizabillity: terms and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche scientifique
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
DEF

Capacité d’un plan de recherche à fournir des résultats généralisables à d’autres populations, à d’autres contextes et à d’autres périodes.

OBS

validité externe; généralisabilité : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
DEF

Validité d'un test dans les circonstances pratiques de son utilisation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
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