Assignment:
Describe observation and measurement as they relate to human services research.
Refer to Beginning Behavioral Research and address each of the following points:
o 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.
o 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.
o 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?
Text being used is:
Rosnow, R. L., & Rosenthal, R. (2008). Beginning behavioral research: A conceptual primer (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.