QUIZ4. TEST I. Identification. Identify what is being asked. - Sheet1 Flashcards
A scale created by simply summing (adding together) the response to each item making up the composite measure
SUMMATED SCALE
These are people who verbally answer an interviewer’s questions or provide answers to written questions
RESPONDENT
A statistical fluctuation that occurs because of chance variation in the elements selected for a sample.
RANDOM SAMPLING ERROR
A question that imposes a limit on the number of allowable responses
STRUCTURED DESIGN
. It is the traditional questionnaire received by mail and completed by the respondent that does not allow a dialogue or an exchange of information providing immediate feedback
NON-INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Variables that are not directly observable but are measurable through indirect indicators, such as verbal expression or overt behavior.
HYPOTHETIC QUESTION
A measurement task that presents a respondent with several objects or product concepts and requires the respondent to arrange the objects into piles or classify the product concepts
SORTING
An attitude rating scale similar to a semantic differential except that it uses numbers, instead of verbal descriptions, as response options to identify response positions
NUMERICAL SCALE
Surveys in which the respondent takes the responsibility for reading and answering the questions.
SELF ADMININISTERED QUESTIONAIRES
A self-administered questionnaire posted on a Web site.
INTERNET SURVEY
Screening procedure that involves a trial run with a group of respondents to iron out fundamental problems in the survey design
PRETESTING
A measurement technique that involves presenting the respondent with two objects and asking the
respondent to pick the preferred object.
PARED COMPARISON
A survey of respondents at different times, thus allowing analysis of response continuity and changes over time
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
An administrative error caused by improper sample design or sampling procedure execution
SAMPLE SELECTION ERROR
A category of response bias that results because some individuals tend to use extremes when
responding to questions
EXTREMELY BIAS