Ch.6

Question 1

Measurement

Answer 1

The process of devising strategies for classifying subject can by categories to represent variable concepts

Question 2

Quantitative research

Answer 2

Research focused on variables including their description and relationships

Question 3

Qualitative research

Answer 3

Research focused on the interpretation of the actor of, or representation of meaning created by individual cases

Question 4

Measure

Answer 4

A specific way of sorting units of analysis into categories

Question 5

Operationalization

Answer 5

The process of specifying what particular indicators one will use for a variable

Question 6

Indicators

Answer 6

Observations that we think reflect the presence or absence of the phenomenon to which a concept refers

Question 7

Index

Answer 7

A composite measure that is constructed by adding scores from several indicators

Question 8

Composite measures

Answer 8

Measures with more than one indicator.

Question 9

Scale

Answer 9

An index in which some items are given more weight than others in determining the final measure of a concept

Question 10

Visual analysis

Answer 10

A set of techniques used to analyze images

Question 11

Coding

Answer 11

Assigning observations to categories

Question 12

Exhaustive

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The capacity of a variable’s categories to permit the classification of every unit of analysis

Question 13

Mutually exclusive

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The capacity of a variable’s categories to permit the classification of each unit of analysis into one and only one category

Question 14

Measurement error

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The kind of error that occurs when the measurement we obtain is not an accurate portrayal of what we tired to measure

Question 15

Reliability

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The degree to which a measure yields consistent results

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Validity

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The degree to which a measure taps what we think it’s measuring

Question 17

Test-retest method

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A method of checking the reliability of a test that involves comparing its results ,using the same subjects at a Lester time

Question 18

Internal consistency method

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A method that relies on making more than one measure of a phenomenon at essentially the same time

Question 19

Inter observer (or inter-rather) reliability method

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A way of checking the relatability of a measurement strategy by comparing results obtained by one observer with results obtained by another using exactly the same method

Question 20

Alternate forms method

Answer 20

A way of checking the reliability of s measurement strategy by comparing its results with those obtained using a measurement the same variable

Question 21

Face validity

Answer 21

A test for validity that I lived the judgement of everyday people like you and me

Question 22

Content validity

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A test for validity that involves the judgement of experts in field

Question 23

Predictive criterion validity

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A method that involves establishing how well the ensure predicts future behaviors you’d expect it to be associated with

Question 24

Concurrent criterion validity

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How well a measure is associated with behaviors it should be associated at the present time

Question 25

Construct validity

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How well s measure of a concept is associated with a measure of another concept that some theory says the concept should be associated with

Question 26

Sensitivity

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The ability of system of measurement to identify correctly those who have a condition of concern

Question 27

Specificity

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The ability of a system of measurement to identify correctly those who do not have a condition of concern

Question 28

Nominal level variables

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Variables whose categories have names

Question 29

Ordinal level variables

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Variables whose categories have makes and whose categories can be rank ordered in some sensible way

Question 30

Interval level variables

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Are those who categories have names , whose categories can be rank orders in some sensible way.

Question 31

Ratio level variables

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Whose categories have names whose categories may be rank ordered in some sensible way whose adjacent categories are standard distance from one another and one of whose categories is an absolute zero point at which there is a complete absence of the phenomenon on question

Question 32

Mode

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Is simply the category that occurs most frequently.

Question 33

Mean

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Is defined as the sum of a set of values divided by the number of values

Question 34

Median

Answer 34

Defined as the middle value , when all values are arranged in order