Exam 5: Measurement

Suppose that on the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), some test-takers do better than others because they make more lucky than unlucky guesses on questions that they cannot solve. This constitutes measurement error, which lowers the SAT's .

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Question 61

If you measured age by calculating the difference between the year a respondent was interviewed and the year the respondent was born, then your level of measurement would be ; if you measured age by placing people in one of four categories (18 and under, 19-39, 40-59, 60 and over), then your level of measurement would be .

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Question 62

A measure of attendance at religious services asks respondents to place themselves in one of the following categories: every week, two to three times a month, once a month, less than once a month. Which level of measurement is this?

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Question 63

A comprehensive exam purported to cover an entire semester's work covers only material from the first eight weeks of the course. As a measure of how much students learned overall, this exam lacks

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Question 64

Research indicates that in recent years respondents' answers to survey questions measuring racial prejudice underestimate actual racial prejudice. This underestimate is an example of measurement error, which affects measurement .

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Question 65

Which level of measurement has an absolute or "true" zero point?

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Question 66

A near-perfect correlation between level of education and scores on a mental health scale suggests that the scale lacks discriminant validity.

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Question 67

Survey estimates of church attendance based on self-reports are very stable, as respondents tend to give consistent answers. Observations of church attendance indicate, however, that it is about one-half the level reported in surveys. This suggests that, as a measure of church attendance, self-reported attendance is

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Question 68

Briefly explain how the process of measurement moves from the abstract to the concrete.

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Question 69

Interval-level measures have an arbitrary zero point.

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Question 70

Which of the following factors would not be a source of measurement error for scores on this exam?

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Question 71

Measurement level is determined by the number of empirical indicators used to operationalize a concept.

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Question 72

The GSS measure of television viewing asks, "On the average day, about how many hours do you personally watch television?" Which level of measurement is this?

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Question 73

Measures that are subject to very little random error but a major source of systematic error

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Question 74

Which of the following questions most clearly concerns validity and not reliability?

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Question 75

For various reasons, which form of reliability assessment is least likely to be used?

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Question 76

Construct validation depends on an accumulation of research evidence rather than a single prediction.

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Question 77

Test-retest, split-half, and internal consistency are forms of

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Question 78

Two observers rate individual leadership by recording the number of times that each member of a group initiates discussion. The level of agreement between the observers' independent records provides evidence of

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Question 79

Which of the following is an empirical indicator of alienation?

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Suppose that on the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), some test-takers do better than others because they make more lucky than unlucky guesses on questions that they cannot solve. This constitutes measurement error, which lowers the SAT's .

A measure of attendance at religious services asks respondents to place themselves in one of the following categories: every week, two to three times a month, once a month, less than once a month. Which level of measurement is this?

A comprehensive exam purported to cover an entire semester's work covers only material from the first eight weeks of the course. As a measure of how much students learned overall, this exam lacks

Research indicates that in recent years respondents' answers to survey questions measuring racial prejudice underestimate actual racial prejudice. This underestimate is an example of measurement error, which affects measurement .

Which level of measurement has an absolute or "true" zero point?

A near-perfect correlation between level of education and scores on a mental health scale suggests that the scale lacks discriminant validity.

Briefly explain how the process of measurement moves from the abstract to the concrete.

Interval-level measures have an arbitrary zero point.

Which of the following factors would not be a source of measurement error for scores on this exam?

Measurement level is determined by the number of empirical indicators used to operationalize a concept.

The GSS measure of television viewing asks, "On the average day, about how many hours do you personally watch television?" Which level of measurement is this?

Measures that are subject to very little random error but a major source of systematic error

Which of the following questions most clearly concerns validity and not reliability?

For various reasons, which form of reliability assessment is least likely to be used?

Construct validation depends on an accumulation of research evidence rather than a single prediction.

Test-retest, split-half, and internal consistency are forms of

Two observers rate individual leadership by recording the number of times that each member of a group initiates discussion. The level of agreement between the observers' independent records provides evidence of

Which of the following is an empirical indicator of alienation?

Introduction

The Nature of Science

Research Ethics

Elements of Research Design

Sampling

Experimentation

Experimental Designs

Survey Research

Survey Instrumentation

Field Research

Research Using Available Data

Multiple Methods

Data Processing and Elementary Data Analysis

Multivariate Analysis

Writing Research Reports

Filters

Exam 5: Measurement

Suppose that on the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), some test-takers do better than others because they make more lucky than unlucky guesses on questions that they cannot solve. This constitutes __________ measurement error, which lowers the SAT's __________.

A measure of attendance at religious services asks respondents to place themselves in one of the following categories: every week, two to three times a month, once a month, less than once a month. Which level of measurement is this?

A comprehensive exam purported to cover an entire semester's work covers only material from the first eight weeks of the course. As a measure of how much students learned overall, this exam lacks

Research indicates that in recent years respondents' answers to survey questions measuring racial prejudice underestimate actual racial prejudice. This underestimate is an example of __________ measurement error, which affects measurement __________.

Which level of measurement has an absolute or "true" zero point?

A near-perfect correlation between level of education and scores on a mental health scale suggests that the scale lacks discriminant validity.

Briefly explain how the process of measurement moves from the abstract to the concrete.

Interval-level measures have an arbitrary zero point.

Which of the following factors would not be a source of measurement error for scores on this exam?

Measurement level is determined by the number of empirical indicators used to operationalize a concept.

The GSS measure of television viewing asks, "On the average day, about how many hours do you personally watch television?" Which level of measurement is this?

Measures that are subject to very little random error but a major source of systematic error

Which of the following questions most clearly concerns validity and not reliability?

For various reasons, which form of reliability assessment is least likely to be used?

Construct validation depends on an accumulation of research evidence rather than a single prediction.

Test-retest, split-half, and internal consistency are forms of

Two observers rate individual leadership by recording the number of times that each member of a group initiates discussion. The level of agreement between the observers' independent records provides evidence of

Which of the following is an empirical indicator of alienation?

Introduction

The Nature of Science

Research Ethics

Elements of Research Design

Sampling

Experimentation

Experimental Designs

Survey Research

Survey Instrumentation

Field Research

Research Using Available Data

Multiple Methods

Data Processing and Elementary Data Analysis

Multivariate Analysis

Writing Research Reports

Filters

Suppose that on the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), some test-takers do better than others because they make more lucky than unlucky guesses on questions that they cannot solve. This constitutes measurement error, which lowers the SAT's .

Research indicates that in recent years respondents' answers to survey questions measuring racial prejudice underestimate actual racial prejudice. This underestimate is an example of measurement error, which affects measurement .