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Resumo:This internship report describes the activities carried out during the six-month curricular internship at Speed Statistics, as a Biostatistician, as part of the Master’s Degree in Medical Statistics at the University of Aveiro. It reflects the knowledge and skills gained in statistical modelling, psychometric analysis, and data analysis in health research. Specifically, the report focuses on the development and validation of questionnaires in real-world healthcare settings, with a particular emphasis on the psychometric evaluation of health-related instruments. It presents a description of the Host Entity and the objectives of this internship, followed by a review of the state-of-the-art methodologies for questionnaire development, translation, and validation. The report then details the activities performed during the internship, including data preparation, statistical analysis, and the use of psychometric methods such as confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency assessment, and other validity and reliability tests.
Autores principais:Marques, Jorge Manuel Silva
Assunto:Questionnaire validation Psychometric analysis Validity Reliability Health scales Factor analysis Latent variables Data simulation
Ano:2025
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:dissertação de mestrado
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade de Aveiro
Idioma:inglês
Origem:RIA - Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro
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Resumo:This internship report describes the activities carried out during the six-month curricular internship at Speed Statistics, as a Biostatistician, as part of the Master’s Degree in Medical Statistics at the University of Aveiro. It reflects the knowledge and skills gained in statistical modelling, psychometric analysis, and data analysis in health research. Specifically, the report focuses on the development and validation of questionnaires in real-world healthcare settings, with a particular emphasis on the psychometric evaluation of health-related instruments. It presents a description of the Host Entity and the objectives of this internship, followed by a review of the state-of-the-art methodologies for questionnaire development, translation, and validation. The report then details the activities performed during the internship, including data preparation, statistical analysis, and the use of psychometric methods such as confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency assessment, and other validity and reliability tests.

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