Exam 5: Introduction-To-Measurement

Joe creates a measure of life satisfaction that yields consistent scores and seems to be measuring life satisfaction.His measure is (neither/both)_______________ reliable or/and valid.

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Question 41

A measure that does not yield consistent scores and does not measure what it is supposed to measure is ____.

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Question 42

One of the measures Rosalyn is including in her study of the effects of environmental enrichment is the score on a standardized scale of intelligence.This is best described as a(n)____ scale.

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Question 43

Wanda is assessing a new treatment for performance anxiety and includes a single assessment for performance anxiety.Her study is at risk for ____.

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Question 44

Checking on whether the new measure is different from measures from which it should,indeed,be different provides an assessment of ____ validity.

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Question 45

In True Score Theory,the observed score = true ability + random error.

(True/False)

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Question 46

The type of reliability that is used to assess the consistency of results across items within a test is _______________.

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Question 47

Hannah has developed a scale for assessing social interaction among children with moderate to severe developmental disabilities.Because it is in the early stages,she decides to rate the same children on two different occasions.Hannah is assessing ____ reliability.

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Question 48

The proportion of truth in a set of scores across your sample can be thought of as ____.

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Question 49

As long as your test is reliable,it need not be valid.

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Question 50

When you know that a measure is nominal,you know that the numerical values are simply placeholders for the text names.

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Question 51

Nominal scales are the weakest form of measurement.

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Question 52

Random error can drastically affect the average performance for a group.

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Question 53

The type of reliability that is used to assess the degree to which different observers give consistent estimates of the same phenomenon is _______________.

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Question 54

Levels of measurement are important because they determine what type of analysis can be used.

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Question 55

Cronbach's Alpha is used to overcome limitations associated with reliability assessed using the ____ method.

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Question 56

The type of reliability that is used to assess the consistency of an observation from one time to another is _______________.

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Question 57

If you could see all random error in a distribution,it would ____.

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Question 58

Combining multiple independent measures to get at a more accurate estimate of a variable is referred to as ____.

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Question 59

The consistency of an observation from one time to another is referred to as ____ reliability.

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Joe creates a measure of life satisfaction that yields consistent scores and seems to be measuring life satisfaction.His measure is (neither/both)_______________ reliable or/and valid.

A measure that does not yield consistent scores and does not measure what it is supposed to measure is ____.

One of the measures Rosalyn is including in her study of the effects of environmental enrichment is the score on a standardized scale of intelligence.This is best described as a(n)____ scale.

Wanda is assessing a new treatment for performance anxiety and includes a single assessment for performance anxiety.Her study is at risk for ____.

Checking on whether the new measure is different from measures from which it should,indeed,be different provides an assessment of ____ validity.

In True Score Theory,the observed score = true ability + random error.

The type of reliability that is used to assess the consistency of results across items within a test is _______________.

Hannah has developed a scale for assessing social interaction among children with moderate to severe developmental disabilities.Because it is in the early stages,she decides to rate the same children on two different occasions.Hannah is assessing ____ reliability.

The proportion of truth in a set of scores across your sample can be thought of as ____.

As long as your test is reliable,it need not be valid.

When you know that a measure is nominal,you know that the numerical values are simply placeholders for the text names.

Nominal scales are the weakest form of measurement.

Random error can drastically affect the average performance for a group.

The type of reliability that is used to assess the degree to which different observers give consistent estimates of the same phenomenon is _______________.

Levels of measurement are important because they determine what type of analysis can be used.

Cronbach's Alpha is used to overcome limitations associated with reliability assessed using the ____ method.

The type of reliability that is used to assess the consistency of an observation from one time to another is _______________.

If you could see all random error in a distribution,it would ____.

Combining multiple independent measures to get at a more accurate estimate of a variable is referred to as ____.

The consistency of an observation from one time to another is referred to as ____ reliability.

Introduction

Ethics

Qualitative-Approaches-To-Research

Sampling

Scales-Texts-And-Indexes

Survey-Research

Introduction-To-Design

Experimental-Design

Quasi-Experimental-Design

Introduction-To-Data-Analysis

Inferential-Analysis

Research-Communication

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Exam 5: Introduction-To-Measurement

Joe creates a measure of life satisfaction that yields consistent scores and seems to be measuring life satisfaction.His measure is (neither/both)_______________ reliable or/and valid.​

A measure that does not yield consistent scores and does not measure what it is supposed to measure is ____.​

One of the measures Rosalyn is including in her study of the effects of environmental enrichment is the score on a standardized scale of intelligence.This is best described as a(n)____ scale.​

Wanda is assessing a new treatment for performance anxiety and includes a single assessment for performance anxiety.Her study is at risk for ____.​

Checking on whether the new measure is different from measures from which it should,indeed,be different provides an assessment of ____ validity.​

In True Score Theory,the observed score = true ability + random error.​

​The type of reliability that is used to assess the consistency of results across items within a test is _______________.

Hannah has developed a scale for assessing social interaction among children with moderate to severe developmental disabilities.Because it is in the early stages,she decides to rate the same children on two different occasions.Hannah is assessing ____ reliability.​

The proportion of truth in a set of scores across your sample can be thought of as ____.​

As long as your test is reliable,it need not be valid.​

When you know that a measure is nominal,you know that the numerical values are simply placeholders for the text names.​

Nominal scales are the weakest form of measurement.​

Random error can drastically affect the average performance for a group.​

The type of reliability that is used to assess the degree to which different observers give consistent estimates of the same phenomenon is _______________.​

Levels of measurement are important because they determine what type of analysis can be used.​

​Cronbach's Alpha is used to overcome limitations associated with reliability assessed using the ____ method.

The type of reliability that is used to assess the consistency of an observation from one time to another is _______________.​

If you could see all random error in a distribution,it would ____.​

Combining multiple independent measures to get at a more accurate estimate of a variable is referred to as ____.​

​The consistency of an observation from one time to another is referred to as ____ reliability.

Introduction

Ethics

Qualitative-Approaches-To-Research

Sampling

Scales-Texts-And-Indexes

Survey-Research

Introduction-To-Design

Experimental-Design

Quasi-Experimental-Design

Introduction-To-Data-Analysis

Inferential-Analysis

Research-Communication

Filters

Joe creates a measure of life satisfaction that yields consistent scores and seems to be measuring life satisfaction.His measure is (neither/both)_______________ reliable or/and valid.

A measure that does not yield consistent scores and does not measure what it is supposed to measure is ____.

One of the measures Rosalyn is including in her study of the effects of environmental enrichment is the score on a standardized scale of intelligence.This is best described as a(n)____ scale.

Wanda is assessing a new treatment for performance anxiety and includes a single assessment for performance anxiety.Her study is at risk for ____.

Checking on whether the new measure is different from measures from which it should,indeed,be different provides an assessment of ____ validity.

In True Score Theory,the observed score = true ability + random error.

The type of reliability that is used to assess the consistency of results across items within a test is _______________.

Hannah has developed a scale for assessing social interaction among children with moderate to severe developmental disabilities.Because it is in the early stages,she decides to rate the same children on two different occasions.Hannah is assessing ____ reliability.

The proportion of truth in a set of scores across your sample can be thought of as ____.

As long as your test is reliable,it need not be valid.

When you know that a measure is nominal,you know that the numerical values are simply placeholders for the text names.

Nominal scales are the weakest form of measurement.

Random error can drastically affect the average performance for a group.

The type of reliability that is used to assess the degree to which different observers give consistent estimates of the same phenomenon is _______________.

Levels of measurement are important because they determine what type of analysis can be used.

Cronbach's Alpha is used to overcome limitations associated with reliability assessed using the ____ method.

The type of reliability that is used to assess the consistency of an observation from one time to another is _______________.

If you could see all random error in a distribution,it would ____.

Combining multiple independent measures to get at a more accurate estimate of a variable is referred to as ____.

The consistency of an observation from one time to another is referred to as ____ reliability.