Question 1

Which of the following types of validity asks the question 'does the instrument in fact measure the concept in question'?

Accepted Answer

A) Face validity 
B) Content validity 
C) Construct validity 
D) Pragmatic validity 
A) Face validity 
B) Content validity 
C) Construct validity 
D) Pragmatic validity

Question 2

Which of the following types of validity asks the question 'does each item or the content of the instrument measure the concept in question'?

Accepted Answer

A) Face validity 
B) Content validity 
C) Construct validity 
D) Pragmatic validity 
A) Face validity 
B) Content validity 
C) Construct validity 
D) Pragmatic validity

Question 3

Multiple forms involve the administration of alternate forms of the instrument to the same group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following refers to 'the use of one technique to measure different things should yield different results'?

Accepted Answer

A) Divergence 
B) Convergence 
C) Discrimination 
D) None of the above 
A) Divergence 
B) Convergence 
C) Discrimination 
D) None of the above

Question 5

Identify and discuss the reasons for the lack of validation studies in criminal justice.

Accepted Answer

[key points to be made]
● Little profess

Question 6

Which of the following involves the use of multiple methods to measure multiple traits?

Accepted Answer

A) Poly-validation 
B) Multi-validation 
C) Convergent-discriminant validation 
D) None of the above 
A) Poly-validation 
B) Multi-validation 
C) Convergent-discriminant validation 
D) None of the above

Question 7

__________ is use of multiple measures of the same concept.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ is use of multiple measures of...

Question 8

Which of the following are triangulated strategies for examining crime in public housing?

Accepted Answer

A) Police department records including National Incident-Based Recording System data 
B) Mortality and morbidity data for intentional injuries 
C) Annual tenant surveys can measure crime rates,residents' fear of crime,victimization rates of residents,and crime hot spots 
D) All of the above 
A) Police department records including National Incident-Based Recording System data 
B) Mortality and morbidity data for intentional injuries 
C) Annual tenant surveys can measure crime rates,residents' fear of crime,victimization rates of residents,and crime hot spots 
D) All of the above

Question 9

Issues of validity and reliability in criminal justice research are not limited to quantitative studies,but are also applicable to more qualitative findings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following refers to the use of multiple measures of the same concept?

Accepted Answer

A) Triangulation 
B) Dead-reckoning 
C) Zero-absolute 
D) None of the above 
A) Triangulation 
B) Dead-reckoning 
C) Zero-absolute 
D) None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following refers to the accuracy of the measuring instrument in predicting current status or future status?

Accepted Answer

A) Content validity 
B) Construct validity 
C) Pragmatic validity 
D) Convergent-discriminant validation 
A) Content validity 
B) Construct validity 
C) Pragmatic validity 
D) Convergent-discriminant validation

Question 12

There are two types of pragmatic validity: concurrent validity and predictive validity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Error is another term for invalidity,and sources of potential error or invalidity are ever present,even in some of the best research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The use of multiple methods to measure the same phenomenon is also referred to as triangulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following refers to consistency and/or stability of a measuring instrument?

Accepted Answer

A) Validity 
B) Reliability 
C) Accuracy 
D) None of the above 
A) Validity 
B) Reliability 
C) Accuracy 
D) None of the above

Question 16

__________ in original studies,often called attention to by the researcher to bring about improvements in future studies,make exact replication of studies unlikely.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ in original studies,often called attention to...

Question 17

Discuss research validation in criminal justice research through cases and examples.

Accepted Answer

[key points to be made]
● ADAM Arrestee

Question 18

Reliability asks,"Does my measuring instrument in fact measure what it claims to measure?" "Is it an accurate or true measure of the phenomenon under study?"

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Stability of measurement is determined by whether the set of items used to measure some phenomenon are highly related associated with each other)and measuring the same concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following involves the administration of alternate forms of the instrument to the same group?

Accepted Answer

A) Test-retest 
B) Multiple forms 
C) Split-half technique 
D) Zero-absolute 
A) Test-retest 
B) Multiple forms 
C) Split-half technique 
D) Zero-absolute

Which of the following types of validity asks the question 'does the instrument in fact measure the concept in question'?

Which of the following types of validity asks the question 'does each item or the content of the instrument measure the concept in question'?

Multiple forms involve the administration of alternate forms of the instrument to the same group.

Which of the following refers to 'the use of one technique to measure different things should yield different results'?

Identify and discuss the reasons for the lack of validation studies in criminal justice.

Which of the following involves the use of multiple methods to measure multiple traits?

__________ is use of multiple measures of the same concept.

Which of the following are triangulated strategies for examining crime in public housing?

Issues of validity and reliability in criminal justice research are not limited to quantitative studies,but are also applicable to more qualitative findings.

Which of the following refers to the use of multiple measures of the same concept?

Which of the following refers to the accuracy of the measuring instrument in predicting current status or future status?

There are two types of pragmatic validity: concurrent validity and predictive validity.

Error is another term for invalidity,and sources of potential error or invalidity are ever present,even in some of the best research.

The use of multiple methods to measure the same phenomenon is also referred to as triangulation.

Which of the following refers to consistency and/or stability of a measuring instrument?

__________ in original studies,often called attention to by the researcher to bring about improvements in future studies,make exact replication of studies unlikely.

Discuss research validation in criminal justice research through cases and examples.

Reliability asks,"Does my measuring instrument in fact measure what it claims to measure?" "Is it an accurate or true measure of the phenomenon under study?"

Stability of measurement is determined by whether the set of items used to measure some phenomenon are highly related associated with each other)and measuring the same concept.

Which of the following involves the administration of alternate forms of the instrument to the same group?

Introduction to Criminal Justice Research Methods: Theory and Method

Ethics in Criminal Justice Research

Research Design: the Experimental Model and Its Variations

The Uniform Crime Reports and Sampling

Survey Research: Questionnaires

Interviews and Telephone Surveys

Participant Observation and Case Studies

Unobtrusive Measures,secondary Analysis,and the Uses of Official Statistics

Scaling and Index Construction

Policy Analysis and Evaluation Research

Data Management: Coding,tabulation,and Simple Data Presentation

Data Analysis: a Users Guide to Statistics

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Exam 9: Validity,reliability,and Triangulated Strategies

Which of the following types of validity asks the question 'does the instrument in fact measure the concept in question'?

Which of the following types of validity asks the question 'does each item or the content of the instrument measure the concept in question'?

Multiple forms involve the administration of alternate forms of the instrument to the same group.

Which of the following refers to 'the use of one technique to measure different things should yield different results'?

Identify and discuss the reasons for the lack of validation studies in criminal justice.

Which of the following involves the use of multiple methods to measure multiple traits?

__________ is use of multiple measures of the same concept.

Which of the following are triangulated strategies for examining crime in public housing?

Issues of validity and reliability in criminal justice research are not limited to quantitative studies,but are also applicable to more qualitative findings.

Which of the following refers to the use of multiple measures of the same concept?

Which of the following refers to the accuracy of the measuring instrument in predicting current status or future status?

There are two types of pragmatic validity: concurrent validity and predictive validity.

Error is another term for invalidity,and sources of potential error or invalidity are ever present,even in some of the best research.

The use of multiple methods to measure the same phenomenon is also referred to as triangulation.

Which of the following refers to consistency and/or stability of a measuring instrument?

__________ in original studies,often called attention to by the researcher to bring about improvements in future studies,make exact replication of studies unlikely.

Discuss research validation in criminal justice research through cases and examples.

Reliability asks,"Does my measuring instrument in fact measure what it claims to measure?" "Is it an accurate or true measure of the phenomenon under study?"

Stability of measurement is determined by whether the set of items used to measure some phenomenon are highly related associated with each other)and measuring the same concept.

Which of the following involves the administration of alternate forms of the instrument to the same group?

Introduction to Criminal Justice Research Methods: Theory and Method

Ethics in Criminal Justice Research

Research Design: the Experimental Model and Its Variations

The Uniform Crime Reports and Sampling

Survey Research: Questionnaires

Interviews and Telephone Surveys

Participant Observation and Case Studies

Unobtrusive Measures,secondary Analysis,and the Uses of Official Statistics

Scaling and Index Construction

Policy Analysis and Evaluation Research

Data Management: Coding,tabulation,and Simple Data Presentation

Data Analysis: a Users Guide to Statistics

Filters