Rigor in Research

Rigor Criteria in Research

The following checklist will help research scholars to implement various dimensions of Rigor related to Credibility, Dependability, Confirmability and Transferability.

It is recommended that the scholar works towards each of the strategies (as detailed in the column original strategy) and specific details on how did they meet the criteria. This will help to build a quality dimension in their respective research and thesis.

Source: Lincoln, Y. S., & Guba, E. G. (1986). But is it rigorous? Trustworthiness and authenticity in naturalistic evaluation. New directions for program evaluation, 1986(30), 73–84.