ABSTRACT
Thethreebasicaspectsofscientificdataqualityarethesens1tlvtty, reliability,andvalidityofmeasuringaconstruct.Aconstructisanyunitary thingdefinedbyatheoryorbycommonusage.Constructsrangefrom concretethingssuchasheightorweighttoabstractthingslikeintelligence ormotivation.Thesensitivity,reliability,andvalidityaspectsofconstruct measurementareinformallydefinedinTable3.1.Althoughrelated,each aspectisadistinctpartofscientificdataquality.
