Reliability and Validity
Write a 1,050-word paper describing observation and measurement as they relate to human services research.
Refer to Beginning Behavioral Research.
Address each of the following points in your paper:
- Define and describe the types of reliability. Provide examples of these types of reliability as they apply to human services research or to human services management research.
- Define and describe the types of validity. Provide examples of these types of validity as they apply to human services research or to human services management research.
- Provide examples of a data collection method and data collection instrument used in human services research. Why is it important to ensure that these data collection methods and instruments are both reliable and valid?
- Provide examples of a different data collection method and a data collection instrument used in managerial research. Why is it important to ensure that these data collection methods and instruments are both reliable and valid?