Question 1

A nominal measure can have only two categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Conceptualization is the development of research procedures that will result in empirical observations representing those concepts in the real world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Professor Miller argues that there are three dimensions to the quality of a relationship (belonging/affirmation,interdependence,and intimacy).Miller designed an instrument to measure quality of a relationship.She notices that no items in the instrument tap the intimacy dimension.Her measure lacks:

Accepted Answer

A) reliability 
B) content validity 
C) predictive validity 
D) construct validity 
E) internal consistency 
A) reliability 
B) content validity 
C) predictive validity 
D) construct validity 
E) internal consistency

Question 4

A complete conceptualization involves:

Accepted Answer

A) specifying dimensions only 
B) specifying indicators only 
C) specifying dimensions and identifying the various indicators of each dimension 
D) specifying indicators and identifying the various dimensions of each indicator 
E) specifying variables and their attributes 
A) specifying dimensions only 
B) specifying indicators only 
C) specifying dimensions and identifying the various indicators of each dimension 
D) specifying indicators and identifying the various dimensions of each indicator 
E) specifying variables and their attributes

Question 5

Jeremy can't decide whether he should ask people whether they "very strongly agree," "agree," "disagree,"very strongly disagree" or whether they simply "agree" or "disagree" with statements about the war in Iraq.Jeremy is dealing with the problem of:

Accepted Answer

A) whether to use single or multiple indicators of a concept 
B) the range of variation 
C) whether to use a ratio or ordinal measurement 
D) whether to use a ratio or interval measurement 
E) whether to use single or multiple dimensions 
A) whether to use single or multiple indicators of a concept 
B) the range of variation 
C) whether to use a ratio or ordinal measurement 
D) whether to use a ratio or interval measurement 
E) whether to use single or multiple dimensions

Question 6

Number of arrests would be an example of a interval measurement

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A nominal measure can have only two categories.

Conceptualization is the development of research procedures that will result in empirical observations representing those concepts in the real world.

Professor Miller argues that there are three dimensions to the quality of a relationship (belonging/affirmation,interdependence,and intimacy).Miller designed an instrument to measure quality of a relationship.She notices that no items in the instrument tap the intimacy dimension.Her measure lacks:

A complete conceptualization involves:

Jeremy can't decide whether he should ask people whether they "very strongly agree," "agree," "disagree,"very strongly disagree" or whether they simply "agree" or "disagree" with statements about the war in Iraq.Jeremy is dealing with the problem of:

Number of arrests would be an example of a interval measurement

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Exam 5: Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement

A nominal measure can have only two categories.

Conceptualization is the development of research procedures that will result in empirical observations representing those concepts in the real world.

Professor Miller argues that there are three dimensions to the quality of a relationship (belonging/affirmation,interdependence,and intimacy).Miller designed an instrument to measure quality of a relationship.She notices that no items in the instrument tap the intimacy dimension.Her measure lacks:

A complete conceptualization involves:

Jeremy can't decide whether he should ask people whether they "very strongly agree," "agree," "disagree,"very strongly disagree" or whether they simply "agree" or "disagree" with statements about the war in Iraq.Jeremy is dealing with the problem of:

Number of arrests would be an example of a interval measurement

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms, Theory, and Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Indexes, Scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters