Term: Internal Validity

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2012-12-03

Definition:

The strength of the relationship of data in one field to the data of another field. It is measured by internal consistency (numeric agreement between fields or the logical relationships between fields), temporal consistency (stability of data fields across time), and linkability (connections of one data file to another using a unique subject-specific identifier).

Related terms 

• Data Quality
• Data Quality Framework
• Database-Specific Quality
• External Validity
• Project-Specific Quality
• Validity - Data Quality

References 

• Lix L, Smith M, Azimaee M, Dahl M, Nicol P, Burchill C, Burland E, Goh C, Schultz J, Bailly A. A Systematic Investigation of Manitoba's Provincial Laboratory Data. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)