So you have decided to learn more about performing studies either to increase your knowledge base or for caring out a study of your own. One of the many elements which comprise a study is validity .
Validity sets standards to which a person can judge research.
This presentation deals with the subcategory of construct validity . The MTMM is a validational process, developed by Campbell and Fiske in 1959, that gives specific standards to diagnose construct validity. This technique improves upon the previous philosophical nomological network foundation by including methodology. Matrix - a table comprised of correlations of various methods and concepts. Convergent validity - measures of related items or constructs should be highly correlated.