Qualitative Validity

Testing qualitative research validity and reliability is a fairly new phenomenon; it was thought that analyzing the findings was not needed because this particular type of research deals with real-time (interviews or observations). However, it was discovered that researchers showed some form of bias in their studies. The belief is that the studies were bias because most researchers are looking for some form of funding. Therefore, many are now finding themselves having to prove their qualitative studies with validity/reliability testing.
The best way to perform the testing is to look for consistency in your data collection and set a standard for what exactly is being measured. For example: Imagine interviewing 3 participants and the researcher