Question 1

What differentiates typologies from scales and indexes? Provide at least two examples of appropriate uses of typologies.

Accepted Answer

Typologies, scales, and indexes are all

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 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

For an index or scale to be considered unidimensional, its component items should be indicators of only one dimension of a concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

Thurstone scales use judges in their construction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Professor Thames tried to use a Guttman scale on his data set that he had seen published in a major journal. Thames was upset because the items did not form a Guttman scale on his data. Confused, he asked for your help. You should tell him that:

Accepted Answer

A) the article that appeared in the journal was probably an error. 
B) he should recheck his scaling techniques because he probably made an error. 
C) items may form a Guttman scale in one sample but not in another. 
D) it was probably not a very good scale. 
E) a Guttman scale can only be used in a univariate analysis. 
A) the article that appeared in the journal was probably an error. 
B) he should recheck his scaling techniques because he probably made an error. 
C) items may form a Guttman scale in one sample but not in another. 
D) it was probably not a very good scale. 
E) a Guttman scale can only be used in a univariate analysis.

Question 9

The following items measure the extent to which Americans are willing to associate with extraterrestrials. It's OK if my child marries an extraterrestrial. It's OK to have an extraterrestrial for a friend. It's OK to have an extraterrestrial living on the block. It's OK to have an extraterrestrial living in my state. These items illustrate a: ​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

A(n)_____ summarizes the intersection of two or more variables.

Accepted Answer

A) Guttman scale 
B) Likert scale 
C) semantic differential scale 
D) index 
E) typology 
A) Guttman scale 
B) Likert scale 
C) semantic differential scale 
D) index 
E) typology

Question 11

According to Babbie, as a general guideline, the coefficient of reproducibility for a Guttman scale should be:

Accepted Answer

A) 100 percent 
B) 90 or 95 percent 
C) 80 or 85 percent 
D) 70 percent 
E) It doesn't matter 
A) 100 percent 
B) 90 or 95 percent 
C) 80 or 85 percent 
D) 70 percent 
E) It doesn't matter

Question 12

Typologies are typically nominal composite measures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following statements is FALSE while determining the relative strengths of the items of bivariate relationships?

Accepted Answer

A) Be wary of including items in a composite measure that are not related to one another empirically. 
B) One should probably drop any item that is not related to several other items in the composite measure. 
C) Variable very strong relationship between two items presents a problem. 
D) One must check the bivariate correlations between all items that one plans to include in the composite measure. 
E) You should strive for perfectly correlated (1.0)indicators within a composite measure. 
A) Be wary of including items in a composite measure that are not related to one another empirically. 
B) One should probably drop any item that is not related to several other items in the composite measure. 
C) Variable very strong relationship between two items presents a problem. 
D) One must check the bivariate correlations between all items that one plans to include in the composite measure. 
E) You should strive for perfectly correlated (1.0)indicators within a composite measure.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

An index is constructed by assigning scores to patterns of responses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Jenny finds that she has data missing on 10-35 cases (out of 2,000 cases)for each variable that she intends to use in her composite measure. What are her options in dealing with the missing data?

Accepted Answer

Jenny has several options for dealing wi

Question 17

Indexes must be made up of:

Accepted Answer

A) nominal variables. 
B) ordinal variables. 
C) interval variables. 
D) ratio variables. 
E) any type of variables. 
A) nominal variables. 
B) ordinal variables. 
C) interval variables. 
D) ratio variables. 
E) any type of variables.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is 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) They are abstractions that are used to examine reality. 
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) They are abstractions that are used to examine reality.

What differentiates typologies from scales and indexes? Provide at least two examples of appropriate uses of typologies.

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

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

Likert scales are designed to be _____ in measurement.

For an index or scale to be considered unidimensional, its component items should be indicators of only one dimension of a concept.

Which of the following is true about indexes and scales?

Thurstone scales use judges in their construction.

Professor Thames tried to use a Guttman scale on his data set that he had seen published in a major journal. Thames was upset because the items did not form a Guttman scale on his data. Confused, he asked for your help. You should tell him that:

A(n)_____ summarizes the intersection of two or more variables.

According to Babbie, as a general guideline, the coefficient of reproducibility for a Guttman scale should be:

Typologies are typically nominal composite measures.

Which of the following statements is FALSE while determining the relative strengths of the items of bivariate relationships?

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

An index is constructed by assigning scores to patterns of responses.

Jenny finds that she has data missing on 10-35 cases (out of 2,000 cases)for each variable that she intends to use in her composite measure. What are her options in dealing with the missing data?

Indexes must be made up of:

Which of the following statements is NOT applicable to typologies?

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms, Theory, and Social 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

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

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Exam 6: Indexes, Scales, and Typologies

What differentiates typologies from scales and indexes? Provide at least two examples of appropriate uses of typologies.

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

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

Likert scales are designed to be _____ in measurement.

For an index or scale to be considered unidimensional, its component items should be indicators of only one dimension of a concept.

Which of the following is true about indexes and scales?

Thurstone scales use judges in their construction.

Professor Thames tried to use a Guttman scale on his data set that he had seen published in a major journal. Thames was upset because the items did not form a Guttman scale on his data. Confused, he asked for your help. You should tell him that:

A(n)_____ summarizes the intersection of two or more variables.

According to Babbie, as a general guideline, the coefficient of reproducibility for a Guttman scale should be:

Typologies are typically nominal composite measures.

Which of the following statements is FALSE while determining the relative strengths of the items of bivariate relationships?

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

An index is constructed by assigning scores to patterns of responses.

Jenny finds that she has data missing on 10-35 cases (out of 2,000 cases)for each variable that she intends to use in her composite measure. What are her options in dealing with the missing data?

Indexes must be made up of:

Which of the following statements is NOT applicable to typologies?

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms, Theory, and Social 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

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters