Introduction
Measurement tools are instruments used by researchers and practitioners to aid in the assessment or evaluation of subjects, clients or patients. The instruments are used to measure or collect data on a variety of variables ranging from physical functioning to psychosocial wellbeing. Types of measurement tools include scales, indexes, surveys, interviews, and informal observations.
This guide will:
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This guide will provide you with strategies to:
This guide assumes you have:
Text in this guide is used from the "Measurement Tools/Research Instruments" guide from the University of Washington Libraries under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).