confirmability

Examples

• All

• The final stage of verification was the testing of themes for confirmability through cross-case analysis of data and codes.

  Academic text (2010)

• The strategies are designed to address the criteria of credibility, dependability, confirmability, and transferability of the research and its findings.

  Academic text (2003)

• Member checking by participants was used to establish confirmability or trustworthiness.

  Academic text (2009)

• Confirmability was established through investigator and data triangulation.

  Academic text (2015)

• We made efforts to meet the conditions of credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability.

  Academic text (2009)

• The principles of credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability were adhered to throughout the analysis phase.

  Academic text (2002)

• When we shared our respective analyses, other team members asked questions to clarify process and interpretation, thereby enhancing dependability and confirmability.

  Academic text (2013)

• In this way, the researchers established confirmability for this study by the triangulation of the data sources and member checks (Anfara, Mangione, & Brown, 2002).

  Academic text (2008)

• Trustworthiness of the data was established through a confirmability audit (Patton, 2002) and through participant negotiation.

  Academic text (2003)

• Dependability and confirmability of the findings were established through the use of triangulation and an inquiry audit (Lincoln & Guba, 1985).

  Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

V

verifiability

vsconfirmability

• Specialized

1 7.6

Ability to check and show that something is true

is the same idea stressing being shown accurate or true

T

testability

vsconfirmability

• Specialized

1 6.3

How easy it is to check something like a theory or product

is about being checked for truth in general, not only by experiments

P

provability

vsconfirmability

• Specialized

1 8.6

Being able to show that a statement is true using logical steps

is focused on being shown true in practice rather than only by formal logic

D

demonstrability

vsconfirmability

• Specialized

7.6

Ability to be shown or proved

is more about being shown true in general than relying on strict logic

A

ascertainability

vsconfirmability

8.9

How easy it is to find out or know something

is about being discoverable rather than shown by experiments or logical argument

S

supportability

vsconfirmability

• Formal

7.2

The ability of an idea to be backed by facts

is about being shown true rather than only having evidence behind it

How Verifiable

provability

• Specialized

1 8.6

confirmability

• Specialized

7.7

Surface Forms

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Etymology