Reliability and Validity in Agricultural Research: A shiny App for Non-statisticians

Survey research is essential for understanding attitudes, behaviours, and perceptions across diverse populations, providing the foundation for data-driven decisions and empirical analysis. Researchers often face difficulties in assessing the validity and reliability of survey instruments due to complex statistical procedures, limited access to integrated tools, and the need for multiple software platforms. To address these challenges, a user-friendly web application was developed to simplify and automate the testing of validity and reliability. The application integrates multiple statistical analyses into a single platform, offering real-time computation and graphical result displays for easy interpretation. This design minimises repetitive analyses, enhances efficiency, and supports users with limited statistical expertise. A user satisfaction survey involving 30 participants revealed that 90% were satisfied with the application’s performance, demonstrating its effectiveness in improving the accuracy, consistency, and overall quality of survey-based research.