Exam 6: Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Define the following:interval-level measurement

When a researcher seeks to validate a measure by comparing it with a "tried and true" pre-existing measure,this type of validity is called

Dr.Jim Jennings studies the relationship between age and levels of activity.Jim measures levels of activity by documenting the number of steps his subjects take each day.What has Jim done by creating this measure of activity levels?

Most social scientists do not accept a person's height in centimetres and millimetres as a measure of her or his intelligence because it lacks

Define the following:exhaustive attributes

Define the following:concurrent validity

Define the following:mutually exclusive attributes

A social researcher takes an abstract idea and develops a clear conceptual definition for it.This is called

Define the following:multiple indicators

Create three example items,using the Likert Scale,that have mutually exclusive and exhaustive categories and no problem with the response set.

What level of measurement is being used in the statement,"A fox terrier is smaller than a Russian wolfhound,but bigger than a Chihuahua."

Define the following:reliability

What is the problem with this measure of university student age? Please indicate your age: (i)17 to 18 years old (ii)19 to 20 years old (iii)21 to 22 years old

The two subtypes of criterion validity are __________ validity and __________ validity.

Professor Tak Tanaka developed a new measure of fear of crime.His conceptual definition was this: "The degree of emotional,behavioural,or mental response to a real or imagined theft of property or attack on one's person or family members." He then developed one question for a survey to measure his concept: "Do you lock your car doors when you park to go shopping?" What is the major problem with his measure?

Define the following:validity

Define the following:transferability

Which of the following is NOT measured at a higher level than the nominal level?

Define the following:conceptual hypothesis

Professor Helga Hightower developed a new measure of intelligence.She then tested two groups of people.One group scored low on existing IQ tests.The other scored very high.Those who scored low on old tests usually scored low on her new test;those who scored very high on old tests usually scored high on the new test.Her new measure has