reliability
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, reliability has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025).
In statistics and psychometrics, reliability is the freedom of a measure from measurement error. In Classical Test Theory, reliability is the proportion of the observed test score variation due to "true" score variation. A measure with high reliability tends to produce similar measurements under consistent conditions:It is the characteristic of a set of test scores that relates to the amount of random error from the measurement process that might be embedded in the scores. Scores that are high
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
| Field | Psychometrics |
Who talks about reliability on podcasts?
Josh Clark brought up reliability; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
- Selects: How Personality Tests Work | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025) — Josh Clark
What is reliability mentioned alongside?
reliability is most often mentioned alongside George Washington University (GWU), Josh Malcolm Clark and Stuff You Should Know.
Mentioned together: George Washington University (GWU), Josh Malcolm Clark, Stuff You Should Know, Minnesota, Amie Gray, Ari Eric De Jung, sponsor, Asheville, Corporate America, iHeart Radio