Graduate Research Methods
 Assignment 3:  Measurement.  

For one of the variables in your research question, identify how you would measure that variable. Give a specific example.  Discuss how you could offer evidence of reliability and validity of the measure. Identify difficulties in its measurement, whether the difficulty would introduce bias in the measure, and how the bias might affect your research results.  

The assignment will be graded according to the extent you propose a well-formulated measure, offer acceptable evidence of its reliability and validity, and deal with difficulties in measuring the variable.  Bonus points will be given if you identify a previously published measure of this variable and discuss its applicability as a measure for your variable.  Two to four pages.

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