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Measurement means to ensure the proper Quality & Quantity Phenomenon Of a Particular Tool..
There are Two Ways that are used to determine the Relevency Of the Measurement..They are_
1) Validity- Validity of a Particular Research tool means the appropriateness, usefulness, Meaningfullness Measuring Of that Research Tool..
The different type Of Validity are discussed below-
a) Face Validity- It means the Overall look of a Particular tool to measure it's Phenomenon..
b) Content Validity- It means the Coverage Of the Content Portion which to be measured..
c) Criterion Validity- It means the Valied Relationship with the Purpose of measurement with the help of Some external Criteria..
Criterion Validity is further devided into Two Types-
d) Construct Validity- This type of validity is used to assess or Measure the Quality Of the particular tool..
2) Reliability - Reliability is defined as a possible way to checkout the Consistency
Of a Particular Tool ..& Thus It helps to determine the Relevency Of the Measurement...