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SUBMITTER: Soland J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8361374 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Applied psychological measurement 20210522 5
Randomized control trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard when evaluating the impact of psychological interventions, educational programs, and other treatments on outcomes of interest. However, few studies consider whether forms of measurement bias like noninvariance might impact estimated treatment effects from RCTs. Such bias may be more likely to occur when survey scales are utilized in studies and evaluations in ways not supported by validation evidence, which occurs in practice. Thi ...[more]