Question 1

Unless there are compelling reasons for differential weighting,items should be equally weighted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Testing the validity of a composite measure by using another,proven indicator is known as?

Accepted Answer

A) External validation 
B) Internal validation 
C) Index scoring 
D) Thurstone scaling 
E) Face validation 
A) External validation 
B) Internal validation 
C) Index scoring 
D) Thurstone scaling 
E) Face validation

Question 3

Scales are sample dependent,indexes are not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Likert scales are designed to be in measurement.

Accepted Answer

A) nominal 
B) interval 
C) ordinal 
D) ratio 
E) both ordinal and ratio 
A) nominal 
B) interval 
C) ordinal 
D) ratio 
E) both ordinal and ratio

Question 5

Typologies are typically nominal composite measures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements is(are)NOT applicable to typologies?

Accepted Answer

A) They are typically nominal composite measures. 
B) They involve a set of categories or types. 
C) They may be used effectively as independent or dependent variables. 
D) They are often used when researchers wish to summarize the intersection of two or more variables. 
E) All of these choices apply to typologies. 
A) They are typically nominal composite measures. 
B) They involve a set of categories or types. 
C) They may be used effectively as independent or dependent variables. 
D) They are often used when researchers wish to summarize the intersection of two or more variables. 
E) All of these choices apply to typologies.

Question 7

Which of the following is true about indexes and scales?

Accepted Answer

A) They are interval measures. 
B) Their attributes form an intensity structure. 
C) They rank-order the units of analysis in terms of specific variables. 
D) They are ordinal measures of variables. 
E) They are nominal measures of variables. 
A) They are interval measures. 
B) Their attributes form an intensity structure. 
C) They rank-order the units of analysis in terms of specific variables. 
D) They are ordinal measures of variables. 
E) They are nominal measures of variables.

Question 8

The coefficient of reproducibility refers to the ability of a Guttman scale to reproduce the pattern of individual responses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an important consideration to take into account when building an index?

Accepted Answer

A) Face validity 
B) Balance between general and specific 
C) Perfectly correlated components 
D) Unidimentionality 
E) Variance 
A) Face validity 
B) Balance between general and specific 
C) Perfectly correlated components 
D) Unidimentionality 
E) Variance

Question 10

A friend of yours is trying to develop an index to reproduce respondents' patterns of responses.You tell your friend to:

Accepted Answer

A) construct a Guttman scale. 
B) construct a Likert scale. 
C) construct a Thurstone scale. 
D) construct any one of the above. 
E) it cannot be done. 
A) construct a Guttman scale. 
B) construct a Likert scale. 
C) construct a Thurstone scale. 
D) construct any one of the above. 
E) it cannot be done.

Question 11

A Thurstone scale was constructed to measure creativity.The scale scores ranged from 1 to 13.If the scale was properly constructed we could conclude that:

Accepted Answer

A) A person with a score of 6 was three times as creative as a person with a score of 2 
B) A person with a score of 6 was more creative than a person with a score of 5 
C) A person with a score of 5 was half as creative as someone with a score of 10 
D) All of these choices are correct conclusions 
E) A person with a score of 6 was three times as creative as a person with a score of 2 and a person with a score of 5 was half as creative as someone with a score of 10 
A) A person with a score of 6 was three times as creative as a person with a score of 2 
B) A person with a score of 6 was more creative than a person with a score of 5 
C) A person with a score of 5 was half as creative as someone with a score of 10 
D) All of these choices are correct conclusions 
E) A person with a score of 6 was three times as creative as a person with a score of 2 and a person with a score of 5 was half as creative as someone with a score of 10

Question 12

Tammy is creating a composite measure to examine life satisfaction and she is trying to decide whether to include the categories of very very dissatisfied and very very satisfied or to simply leave the extreme categories as very dissatisfied and very satisfied.She turns to you for help.Which of the following statements would not help her because it is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) This is a variance issue. 
B) Typically as the possible extremes of an index are extended,fewer cases are to be found in each extreme. 
C) The range of measurement in an index is an advantage of an index and therefore she should include the most extreme categories to take advantage of the full range. 
D) She needs to think about both the range of her index as well as whether there will be an adequate number of cases at each point in the index. 
E) All of these statements are CORRECT. 
A) This is a variance issue. 
B) Typically as the possible extremes of an index are extended,fewer cases are to be found in each extreme. 
C) The range of measurement in an index is an advantage of an index and therefore she should include the most extreme categories to take advantage of the full range. 
D) She needs to think about both the range of her index as well as whether there will be an adequate number of cases at each point in the index. 
E) All of these statements are CORRECT.

Question 13

If two items are perfectly correlated,both should be included in an index.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Item analysis allows you to examine the extent to which the composite index is related to other items in the questionnaire that are not part of the index.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Professor Duncan administered a questionnaire containing the following items: Please tell me how you feel about your supervisor's leadership style on the following three items: 1 2 3 4 5
  Duncan was using a:

Accepted Answer

A) Semantic differential scale. 
B) Thurstone scale. 
C) Bogardus social distance scale. 
D) Guttman scale. 
E) Likert scale. 
A) Semantic differential scale. 
B) Thurstone scale. 
C) Bogardus social distance scale. 
D) Guttman scale. 
E) Likert scale.

Question 16

A classification system derived from the observation of specific variables is known as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) external validation. 
B) Thurstone scale. 
C) Likert scale. 
D) typology. 
E) index. 
A) external validation. 
B) Thurstone scale. 
C) Likert scale. 
D) typology. 
E) index.

Question 17

Explain the steps in index construction.

Accepted Answer

A typical answer should elaborate on the

Question 18

The purpose of multivariate analysis in index construction is to discover the simultaneous interaction of the items to determine whether they are all appropriate for inclusion in the same index.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Unless there are compelling reasons for differential weighting,items should be equally weighted.

Testing the validity of a composite measure by using another,proven indicator is known as?

Scales are sample dependent,indexes are not.

Likert scales are designed to be in measurement.

Typologies are typically nominal composite measures.

Which of the following statements is(are)NOT applicable to typologies?

Which of the following is true about indexes and scales?

The coefficient of reproducibility refers to the ability of a Guttman scale to reproduce the pattern of individual responses.

Which of the following is NOT an important consideration to take into account when building an index?

A friend of yours is trying to develop an index to reproduce respondents' patterns of responses.You tell your friend to:

A Thurstone scale was constructed to measure creativity.The scale scores ranged from 1 to 13.If the scale was properly constructed we could conclude that:

If two items are perfectly correlated,both should be included in an index.

Item analysis allows you to examine the extent to which the composite index is related to other items in the questionnaire that are not part of the index.

Professor Duncan administered a questionnaire containing the following items: Please tell me how you feel about your supervisor's leadership style on the following three items: 1 2 3 4 5 Duncan was using a:

A classification system derived from the observation of specific variables is known as a(n):

Explain the steps in index construction.

The purpose of multivariate analysis in index construction is to discover the simultaneous interaction of the items to determine whether they are all appropriate for inclusion in the same index.

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Exam 6: Indexes Scales and Typologies

Unless there are compelling reasons for differential weighting,items should be equally weighted.

Testing the validity of a composite measure by using another,proven indicator is known as?

Scales are sample dependent,indexes are not.

Likert scales are designed to be in measurement.

Typologies are typically nominal composite measures.

Which of the following statements is(are)NOT applicable to typologies?

Which of the following is true about indexes and scales?

The coefficient of reproducibility refers to the ability of a Guttman scale to reproduce the pattern of individual responses.

Which of the following is NOT an important consideration to take into account when building an index?

A friend of yours is trying to develop an index to reproduce respondents' patterns of responses.You tell your friend to:

A Thurstone scale was constructed to measure creativity.The scale scores ranged from 1 to 13.If the scale was properly constructed we could conclude that:

If two items are perfectly correlated,both should be included in an index.

Item analysis allows you to examine the extent to which the composite index is related to other items in the questionnaire that are not part of the index.

Professor Duncan administered a questionnaire containing the following items: Please tell me how you feel about your supervisor's leadership style on the following three items: 1 2 3 4 5 Duncan was using a:

A classification system derived from the observation of specific variables is known as a(n):

Explain the steps in index construction.

The purpose of multivariate analysis in index construction is to discover the simultaneous interaction of the items to determine whether they are all appropriate for inclusion in the same index.

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms Theory and Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization Operationalization and Measurement

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

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