Question 1

Which of the following refers to an attitudinal scale procedure in which the respondents sort questions on cards)into predetermined categories?

Accepted Answer

A) Q Sort Method 
B) Scientific Method 
C) P Sort Method 
D) None of the above 
A) Q Sort Method 
B) Scientific Method 
C) P Sort Method 
D) None of the above

Question 2

Identify and discuss the UCR index offenses.

Accepted Answer

[key points to be made]
● The UCR index

Question 3

The __________ usually consists of a seven- or nine-point bipolar rating scale in which individuals are asked to indicate their perception of a tag or description that is provided.

Accepted Answer

semantic d

Question 4

Which of the following refers to procedures that assign weight or severity rating to various crimes?

Accepted Answer

A) Sellin-Wolfgang Index 
B) Crime Seriousness Scale 
C) Niederhoffer Scale 
D) Severity of Offense Scale 
A) Sellin-Wolfgang Index 
B) Crime Seriousness Scale 
C) Niederhoffer Scale 
D) Severity of Offense Scale

Question 5

The __________ tries to account for both the quality seriousness)and the quantity of an act.

Accepted Answer

Sellin-Wol

Question 6

Which of the following are developed by the researcher and are based primarily on face validity the scale appears to be measuring what one intends to measure)and professional judgment?

Accepted Answer

A) Arbitrary scales 
B) Random scales 
C) Index scales 
D) CRM scales 
A) Arbitrary scales 
B) Random scales 
C) Index scales 
D) CRM scales

Question 7

Which of the following refers to a measurement that places responses in mutually exclusive categories and has no mathematical meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) Ordinal level variables 
B) Interval level variables 
C) Nominal level variables 
D) Ratio level variables 
A) Ordinal level variables 
B) Interval level variables 
C) Nominal level variables 
D) Ratio level variables

Question 8

Which of the following refers to Thurstone's method that used judges to decide scale scores by sorting items into categories?

Accepted Answer

A) Equal appearing intervals 
B) Random appearing intervals 
C) Constant appearing intervals 
D) None of the above 
A) Equal appearing intervals 
B) Random appearing intervals 
C) Constant appearing intervals 
D) None of the above

Question 9

Guttman scales were developed as one outcome of a research series conducted by social scientists during World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a UCR index offense?

Accepted Answer

A) Larceny 
B) Robbery 
C) Burglary 
D) Narcotics possession 
A) Larceny 
B) Robbery 
C) Burglary 
D) Narcotics possession

Question 11

Identify and discuss Likert's scaling procedures.

Accepted Answer

[key points to be made]
● A large number

Question 12

Of the three major types of attitude scales,Guttman was the first to be developed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

__________ is a five-point scale that evaluates the methodological rigor and type of research design of studies.

Accepted Answer

Scientific

Question 14

__________ are attitude scales that rely on ratings by judges of scale items.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ are attitude scales that rely on...

Question 15

Ordinal level variables contain all the elements of nominal and ordinal data and also assume equal distance between objects on a scale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following refers to the sentencing/parole prediction scheme used by the U.S.Parole Commission to predict recidivism?

Accepted Answer

A) Salient Factor Score 
B) USPC Factor Score 
C) Greenwood Score 
D) None of the above 
A) Salient Factor Score 
B) USPC Factor Score 
C) Greenwood Score 
D) None of the above

Question 17

The Sellin-Wolfgang index tries to account for both the quality seriousness)and the quantity of an act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

__________ insists that an attitude scale should measure one and only one dimension unidimensionality).

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ insists that an attitude scale should...

Question 19

Which of the following refers to a scale used to predict the likelihood of future violence?

Accepted Answer

A) Predictor scale 
B) Violent crime predictor scale 
C) Lethality assessment scales 
D) Forecast scale 
A) Predictor scale 
B) Violent crime predictor scale 
C) Lethality assessment scales 
D) Forecast scale

Question 20

__________ consist of a simple summation of usually a five-point bipolar response ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ consist of a simple summation of...

Which of the following refers to an attitudinal scale procedure in which the respondents sort questions on cards)into predetermined categories?

Identify and discuss the UCR index offenses.

The __________ usually consists of a seven- or nine-point bipolar rating scale in which individuals are asked to indicate their perception of a tag or description that is provided.

Which of the following refers to procedures that assign weight or severity rating to various crimes?

The __________ tries to account for both the quality seriousness)and the quantity of an act.

Which of the following are developed by the researcher and are based primarily on face validity the scale appears to be measuring what one intends to measure)and professional judgment?

Which of the following refers to a measurement that places responses in mutually exclusive categories and has no mathematical meaning.

Which of the following refers to Thurstone's method that used judges to decide scale scores by sorting items into categories?

Guttman scales were developed as one outcome of a research series conducted by social scientists during World War II.

Which of the following is NOT a UCR index offense?

Identify and discuss Likert's scaling procedures.

Of the three major types of attitude scales,Guttman was the first to be developed.

__________ is a five-point scale that evaluates the methodological rigor and type of research design of studies.

__________ are attitude scales that rely on ratings by judges of scale items.

Ordinal level variables contain all the elements of nominal and ordinal data and also assume equal distance between objects on a scale.

Which of the following refers to the sentencing/parole prediction scheme used by the U.S.Parole Commission to predict recidivism?

The Sellin-Wolfgang index tries to account for both the quality seriousness)and the quantity of an act.

__________ insists that an attitude scale should measure one and only one dimension unidimensionality).

Which of the following refers to a scale used to predict the likelihood of future violence?

__________ consist of a simple summation of usually a five-point bipolar response ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree.

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

Validity,reliability,and Triangulated Strategies

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 10: Scaling and Index Construction

Which of the following refers to an attitudinal scale procedure in which the respondents sort questions on cards)into predetermined categories?

Identify and discuss the UCR index offenses.

The __________ usually consists of a seven- or nine-point bipolar rating scale in which individuals are asked to indicate their perception of a tag or description that is provided.

Which of the following refers to procedures that assign weight or severity rating to various crimes?

The __________ tries to account for both the quality seriousness)and the quantity of an act.

Which of the following are developed by the researcher and are based primarily on face validity the scale appears to be measuring what one intends to measure)and professional judgment?

Which of the following refers to a measurement that places responses in mutually exclusive categories and has no mathematical meaning.

Which of the following refers to Thurstone's method that used judges to decide scale scores by sorting items into categories?

Guttman scales were developed as one outcome of a research series conducted by social scientists during World War II.

Which of the following is NOT a UCR index offense?

Identify and discuss Likert's scaling procedures.

Of the three major types of attitude scales,Guttman was the first to be developed.

__________ is a five-point scale that evaluates the methodological rigor and type of research design of studies.

__________ are attitude scales that rely on ratings by judges of scale items.

Ordinal level variables contain all the elements of nominal and ordinal data and also assume equal distance between objects on a scale.

Which of the following refers to the sentencing/parole prediction scheme used by the U.S.Parole Commission to predict recidivism?

The Sellin-Wolfgang index tries to account for both the quality seriousness)and the quantity of an act.

__________ insists that an attitude scale should measure one and only one dimension unidimensionality).

Which of the following refers to a scale used to predict the likelihood of future violence?

__________ consist of a simple summation of usually a five-point bipolar response ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree.

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

Validity,reliability,and Triangulated Strategies

Policy Analysis and Evaluation Research

Data Management: Coding,tabulation,and Simple Data Presentation

Data Analysis: a Users Guide to Statistics

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