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  • Psychometrics
  • Measurement Theory
  • Scale Construction

Background:

  • Scale builders aim to maximize both validity and reliability.
  • Tensions and trade-offs between validity and reliability are not well understood.
  • Current practices often sacrifice validity due to unclear trade-off management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clarify the nature and source of validity vs. reliability trade-offs.
  • To identify common trade-offs in scale-building contexts.
  • To provide recommendations for managing these trade-offs.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of validity and reliability trade-offs.
  • Identification of systematic error as the root cause.
  • Examination of trade-offs across six key scale-building areas.

Main Results:

  • Systematic error, contributing to item communality, is the source of validity vs. reliability trade-offs.
  • Nontrivial trade-offs are pervasive throughout the scale-building process.
  • Common trade-offs exist in item content, construction, difficulty, scoring, order, and analysis.

Conclusions:

  • Scale builders must explicitly declare prioritization of validity and reliability.
  • Reviewers should penalize inconsistent trade-off resolutions.
  • Clearer guidelines are needed to prevent measurement malpractice and ensure validity is prioritized.