What is the optimal procedure for testing pragmatic validity of instruments after translation?

To ensure that translated instruments have a pragmatic validity and thus will be both used and and that the results will be of interest to clinical practice, my question regards the optimal...

02 March 2018 9,344 7 View

Are there questionnaires measuring self-efficacy and trust for patients and professionls?

I am looking for reliable and valid questionnaires to measure self-efficacy among health care professionals and also among patients (preferably with chronic diseases, but also for questionnaires...

11 December 2017 9,042 0 View

Is there any scientific methodology written on "trichotomization"?

In quality reports regarding school results etc it is common to use a 10 point numeric scale and then trichotomizing the results into three categories from the original ten categories, when...

10 November 2015 1,803 5 View

What would you cobnsider to be the lowest accptable reasponse rate concerning online-questionnaires?

04 May 2015 6,445 3 View

What are your experiences of scoping studies compared to more systematic reviews?

In what cases would the different research models be most appropriate and why? What are the benefits and the disadvantages of using them?

09 October 2014 6,670 0 View

What is the correct sample size when performing av explorative factor analysis for construct validity in a psychometric study?

In the literature that I have found so far, the answers to this question is varied and I am interested in a getting a clearer picture and recommendations.

08 September 2014 5,463 19 View

Can an exploratory factor analys from an original psychometric testing of an instrument be used in a confirmatory factor analysis in a new language?

Can an exploratory factor analys from an original psychometric testing of an instrument be used in a confirmatory factor analysis in a new language, i.e. when translating, adapting and testing the...

08 September 2014 4,015 4 View

Which is preferable for a scale in a questionnare, 3 or 5 options for answers?

In adapting a questionnaire with the options "agree", "uncertain", "disagree", my questions is if it would be preferable to include the options of "Partially agree" and "partially disagree". What...

08 September 2014 1,867 13 View

Can a questionnaire be considered valid, if the researcher has used pragmatic validity testing in several steps?

The questionnaire covers work related health from the perspective of the worker, the organization and the management investigated from the physical, psychological and environmental view. The...

06 July 2014 5,289 2 View

Why do you use Researchgate and what is your perceived value of using Researchgate?

01 January 1970 8,501 4 View

Is SSRN e-Journal Scopus indexed?

I have publication in SSRN. I want to know whether it is Scopus indexed? Does it show impact factor? What is its ISSN No.?

02 March 2021 4,565 3 View

Any research paper call for publication related to management or finance or economics?

It should be standard journal (Indexed)

01 March 2021 8,379 1 View

How to find fast publication Scopus Indexed (Q2) journals in Computer Science and Engineering?

Dear Researchers, I would like to find some (Q2) Scopus-Indexed journals with fast publication in the field of Computer Science and Engineering major?

28 February 2021 3,285 2 View

Scopus Index Journal List , 2021?

please provide me the most recent Scopus Index Journals List, February-2021

27 February 2021 3,545 1 View

How can be researcher's index developed?

What are the criteria to be followed to develop the researcher's index?

26 February 2021 9,051 0 View

The Shannon's index is inversely proportional to Simpson's index (1-D)?

I'm having a problem with my bloxplot with Shannon's and Simpson's indexs. The value of Shannon for my Community 1 indicating higher diversity (in relation of the Community 2), but have lower...

26 February 2021 3,033 9 View

Which index or sites are reliable in determining of plant species?

There are many indexes when determining plant species: Plants of the World Online (POWO), International Plants Names Index (www.ipni.org), The Plant List (www.theplantlist.org) and others. But...

26 February 2021 3,404 10 View

How to indicate the degree of litter decomposed by microbes?

Any technique could detect the degree of litter decomposed by microbes? Or any indexes could do this job? I want to split the contribution of microbes during decomposition, so any suggestions...

23 February 2021 1,362 5 View

Research Gate Does it help researches to publicize their scientific work ?

In my opinion, the RG site is useful in solving scientific problems and shows the researcher's ability. Besides, the separation of the H-index from the self-citations and the overall index is an...

22 February 2021 3,894 6 View

Which are the most recent implications of ESL Academic Discourse in language teaching?

Language teachers at UTP (Language Department) are increasingly interested in the role of academic papers in the development of language (English) teaching practices. Research papers in Academic...

22 February 2021 1,388 4 View