Question

The concepts of generalizability and reliability are not readily applicable to

research in the qualitative tradition. What are the equivalent concepts in the

subjectivist tradition?

a) Transferability and trustworthiness.

b) Representativeness and validity.

c) Validity and representativeness.

d) Validity and coherence.

Answer 1

c) Validity and Representativeness, these two are equivalent concepts of generalizability and reliability in the subjectivist tradition as validity is the same as generalizability in the research under subjectivist tradition. Representativeness is the same as reliability as the information that can represent the research in the subjectivist tradition is taken as reliable.