Quiz 3 flashcards

Question 1

Conceptualization is best defined as

Answer 1

Defining the mental image that summarizes a set of similar observations, feelings, or ideas.

Question 2

Operationalization is best defined as

Answer 2

The process of specifying the operations that will indicate the value of a variable for each case.

Question 3

Nominal variables have all the following properties EXCEPT

Answer 3

Rank order.

Question 4

Ordinal variables have all the following properties EXCEPT

Answer 4

Equal Intervals.

Question 5

Interval variables have all the following properties EXCEPT

Answer 5

None of the above.

Question 6

Both _______ and ________ research philosophies are strongly associated with qualitative methods.

Answer 6

Interpretivism and constructivism

Question 7

A researcher creates a survey question about a subject’s religion, and includes the following categories:
1) Catholic
2) Christian
3) Protestant
4) Other
What type of variable will result from this question

Answer 7

Nominal

Question 8

A researcher uses the following categories to capture a subject's age:
1) Less than 15-years old
2) 15 to 20-years old
3) 21 to 25-years old
4) 26 to 30-years old
5) 31 to 35-years old
6) At least 36 years old.
What type of variable will result from this question?

Answer 8

Ordinal

Question 9

Considering oneself to be poor would be a __________ measurement of poverty, while simply being under the poverty threshold would be an ___________ measurement of poverty.

Answer 9

subjective;absolute

Question 10

Likert scales are often used for what kind of variables?

Answer 10

Ordinal