Unveiling the Powerhouse Duo: A Comprehensive Guide to Internal vs. External Validity in Research
Imagine this: you’re baking a delicious chocolate cake, following a recipe to a T. But when you take your masterpiece out of the oven, it turns out a bit…well, let’s say “interesting.” What happened? You could have the perfect recipe (internal validity), but maybe your oven temperature was off (external validity). In research, we face similar challenges: designing experiments that accurately reflect reality (internal validity) and ensuring that our findings hold true in different settings and populations (external validity)....
