Operationalisation Flashcards
1
Q
What does operationalising consist of?
A
Define indicators and measures of the concept studied
2
Q
What are the 2 types of concepts in research?
A
- Definitive concepts
- Sensitising concepts
3
Q
What characterises definitive concepts?
A
Quantifiable, fixed
4
Q
What characterises sensitising concepts?
A
Open-ended, context-dependent
- the meaning depends on the context
5
Q
What characterises measures?
A
They provide numbers describing variation on the variable of interest
6
Q
What characterises indicators?
A
They give us insight on a concept and a variable that can’t be reduced solely to numbers
