The ability to generalize the results from this experiment to a larger population.
the extent to which the findings of a particular study can be generalized to people or situations other than those observed in the study (Shavelson, 1996)
The extent to which a study's findings can be generalized to people beyond those in the study itself.
How representative of the population under investigation is the sample chosen, how applicable is it to those outside the location of the study.
The ability to replicate findings in the outside world with real people and real settings.
the ability to generalize research findings to other settings.
the extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other situations and other people
the ability to apply the findings of the research in other areas or applications. Return to Top of List
The extent to which the results of a study extend beyond the limited sample used in the study.
The degree to which results of a study with a sample of subjects can be generalised to make statements about a much larger population of subjects.
"Generalizability of research findings" (Sommer & Sommer, 1997, p.361)
The extent to which the results of the study may be generalized to the population.
the extent to which the findings obtained from an investigation conducted under particular circumstances can be generalized to other circumstances. To the extent that the circumstances of a particular investigation (e.g., patient characteristics or the manner of delivering a treatment) differ from the circumstances of interest, the external validity of the findings of that investigation may be questioned.
the extent to which the findings of a study are relevant to subjects and settings beyond those in the study. Another term for generalizability.
The extent to which the findings of a study can be generalized to other populations. For example, how far might the findings of a survey of the population of Croatia in 2003 be generalized to the population of Serbia in 2004? Such questions can usually be answered only by comparing the results of a variety of studies. See also validity.
the extent to which observed effects that are attributable to an intervention are generalizable or can be expected in other settings and populations with similar or different characteristics. See: internal validity, validity.
The degree to which there can be reasonable confidence that the results of a study would be obtained for other people and in other situations.
the extent to which causal relationships measured in an experiment can be generalized to outside persons, settings and times.
This is defined by Cook and Campbell (1979, p. 37) as follows: "the approximate validity with which we can infer that the presumed causal relationship can be generalized to and across alternate measures of the cause and effect and across different types of persons, settings, and times" (p. 37). See inference transferability. Back to the top
The extent to which the results of a study are generalizable or transferable. See also validity
The extent to which a finding applies (or can be generalized) to persons, objects, settings, or times other than those that were the subject of study.
The degree to which a study's participants, stimuli, and procedures adequately reflect the world as it actually is.
Generalizability of the results of a particular study, beyond the limits of the population actually studied BT validity IPCS, 1978
The extent to which the results of a trial provide a correct basis for generalizations to other circumstances. Also called generalizability or applicability.
The confidence one can have about whether or not one's conclusions about the intervention can be generalised to fit circumstances, times, people, and so on, other than those of the intervention itself. A threat to external validity is an objection that the evaluation design does not allow causal inference about the intervention to be generalised to different times, places or subjects to those examined in the evaluation. See also evaluation design, internal validity, intervention, intervention logic.
External validity is a form of experimental validity Mitchell, M. & Jolley, J. (2001). Research Design Explained (4th Ed) New York:Harcourt. An experiment is said to possess external validity if the experiment’s results hold across different experimental settings, procedures and participants.Brewer, M. (2000).