Unit 4 Data Reliability and Validity
Please complete the following steps for your discussion post and response.
This discussion supports the following unit learning objective:
Discuss: Public health researchers use data to influence behavioral changes, promote wellness initiatives, and even advance health policies. Data can be interpreted and illustrated to suit the objectives of the researcher, but is this appropriate?
- Briefly define the terms reliability and validity as they relate to data.
- Discuss why researchers should be objective with research data rather than subjective.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.
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