Presenting historical perspectives along with contemporary insights, Handbook of Measurement and Reliability in the Social and Behavioral Sciences outlines the key theory and methods of measurement and reliability for application in social and behavioral science research. Gathering over thirty world-renowned researchers, this all-encompassing handbook integrates theories of measurement and reliability with useful and applied knowledge relevant in psychology, sociology, demography, economics, and the health sciences. This text for researchers and practitioners includes thorough coverage of obstacles that are often encountered when working with a set of measurements.