ABSTRACT
Rogers and Shuman (2000) provide a valuable summary of Daubert and its relevance to assessment methods. Briefly, Daubert outlined four criteria to test whether the methods used are scientifically valid. First, the method or technique must be testable and capable of being disproved (i.e., falsifiability). Second, it must withstand scientific scrutiny as evidenced by peer review and publication. Third, its ‘known or potential rate of error’ (p. 594) must be evaluated. Fourth, its general acceptance in the relevant scientific community must be considered.
