Reliable for whom? Inferring and reporting reliability across diverse population

Authors

• Richard S. Balkin, University of Mississippi
• Quentin Hunter, Eastern Michigan University
• Bradley T. Erford, Vanderbilt University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2024

Department/School

Leadership and Counseling

Publication Title

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Abstract

We describe best practices in reporting reliability estimates in counseling research with consideration to precision, generalization, and diverse populations. We provide a historical context to reporting reliability estimates, the limitations of past practices, and new methods to address reliability generalization. We highlight best practices including consideration of reliability estimates as function of scores, not scale, diverse sample, hierarchy of reporting reliability estimates, and methods of reliability generalization.

Comments

Q. Hunter is a faculty member in EMU's Department of Leadership and Counseling.

Recommended Citation

Balkin, R. S., Hunter, Q., & Erford, B. T. (2024). Reliable for whom? Inferring and reporting reliability across diverse populations. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 57(2), 106–115. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2023.2301286