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A simulation study of threats to validity in quasi-experimental designs: Interrelationship between design, measurement, and analysis

dc.contributor.authorHolgado-Tello F.P.
dc.contributor.authorChacón-Moscoso S.
dc.contributor.authorSanduvete-Chaves S.
dc.contributor.authorPérez-Gil J.A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-02T22:20:30Z
dc.date.available2020-09-02T22:20:30Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00897
dc.identifier.citation7, JUN, -
dc.identifier.issn16641078
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/4902
dc.descriptionThe Campbellian tradition provides a conceptual framework to assess threats to validity. On the other hand, different models of causal analysis have been developed to control estimation biases in different research designs. However, the link between design features, measurement issues, and concrete impact estimation analyses is weak. In order to provide an empirical solution to this problem, we use Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) as a first approximation to operationalize the analytical implications of threats to validity in quasi-experimental designs. Based on the analogies established between the Classical Test Theory (CTT) and causal analysis, we describe an empirical study based on SEM in which range restriction and statistical power have been simulated in two different models: (1) A multistate model in the control condition (pre-test); and (2) A single-trait-multistate model in the control condition (post-test), adding a new mediator latent exogenous (independent) variable that represents a threat to validity. Results show, empirically, how the differences between both the models could be partially or totally attributed to these threats. Therefore, SEM provides a useful tool to analyze the influence of potential threats to validity. © 2016 Holgado-Tello, Chacón-Moscoso, Sanduvete-Chaves and Pérez-Gil.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFrontiers Research Foundation
dc.subjectCausal analysis
dc.subjectClassical Test Theory
dc.subjectQuasi-experimental designs
dc.subjectStructural Equation Modeling
dc.subjectThreats to validity
dc.titleA simulation study of threats to validity in quasi-experimental designs: Interrelationship between design, measurement, and analysis
dc.typeArticle


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