Ch. 6: Measurement

Question 1

Concept

Answer 1

A general idea about something

Question 2

Concept Measurement

Answer 2

The process through which concepts are precisely defied so that they can be used meaningfully in research

Question 3

Content Validity

Answer 3

A type of validity to determine the comprehensiveness of a given indicator for the concept that is being measured

Question 4

Face Validity

Answer 4

A type of validity to determine whether a chosen indicator has something to do with the concept that is being measured

Question 5

Index

Answer 5

A composite measure that serves as an indicator for a concept that combines scores from a number of individual items, such as responses from several survey questions

Question 6

Indicators

Answer 6

Precise visible phenomena that can be directly measured

Question 7

Intercoder Reliability

Answer 7

Often used as a test to determine the degree of reliability for an indicator, this assess the degree to which different coders arrive at the same result using the same indicator

Question 8

Operationalization

Answer 8

The process of identifying the indicators for concepts

Question 9

Reliability

Answer 9

A property to assess whether repeated use of an indicator provides consistent results

Question 10

Split-Half method (for reliability)

Answer 10

Used often in survey research, this is a means to assess the reliability of an indicator whereby a researcher identifies similar indicators for a concept and then determines the degree to which the result from the different indicators are consistent

Question 11

Test Retest Method (For Reliability)

Answer 11

Used often in survey research, this is a means to assess the reliability of an indicator, whereby the same respondents are asked the same question at different points in time to determine whether the responses remain consistent

Question 12

Validity

Answer 12

A property to evaluate how well a particular indicator matches the concept it is intended to measure