6, Measurement

Question 1

Measurement

Answer 1

The process of creating measurable concrete variables from abstract concepts, Extends the senses (empirical), qualitative

Question 2

Reliability

Answer 2

The consistency or dependency of a measure, Does the measure consistently give the same results?

Question 3

Validity

Answer 3

Truthfulness of a measure, Is it measuring what the researcher thinks it is measuring

Question 4

Face Validity

Answer 4

Easiest to achieve, a judgement by the scientific community that the indicator really measures the construct

Question 5

Content Validity

Answer 5

Is the full content of a definition represented in a measure?

Question 6

Criterion Validity

Answer 6

Uses some standard or criterion to indicate a construct accurately

Question 7

Concurrent Validity

Answer 7

an indicator must be associated with preexisting indicators that were judged to be valid

Question 8

Predictive Validity

Answer 8

Can the results predict future, ex. The LSAT used to predict future success in law school

Question 9

Scales

Answer 9

Vary in intensity from lowest to highest, usually a single question

Question 10

Mutually Exclusive

Answer 10

Respondents shouldn’t fit into more than one category for a questions

Question 11

Exhaustive

Answer 11

Answer categories should list all options and not list anyone out