Exam 5: Concepts Operationalization And-Measurement

Ordinal measures are variables whose attributes may be logically rank-ordered.

With respect to levels of measurement which of the following is not correct?

A definition that spells out exactly how we plan to measure a variable is known as:

For each of the following variables,give its level of measurement and whether the variable is discrete or continuous.

Age of an offender is an example of which level of measurement?

A specifiable aspect of a given concept is referred to as a:

An example of direct observables are:

When the actual distance that separates the attributes composing some variables does have meaning,the variables are described as:

The design and execution of criminal justice research requires eliminating the confusion over concepts and reality.To accomplish this,scientists have found it useful to distinguish three kinds of definitions: real,conceptual,and:

Discuss the threat to validity.Cover the following threats: face,content,criterion-related,and construct.

Which of the following variables allows for attributes to be placed on a continuum with equal distance between points?

Criterion related validity refers to:

Use an example from criminal justice and create an index.

Sometimes it is necessary to make the same measurement more than once,which is known as:

Content validity refers to the degree to which a measure covers the range of meanings included within the____________________.

Reliability does not ensure____________ any more than precision ensures it.

Because low marital adjustment should lead to divorce,Professor Quinn checked his measure of marital adjustment by examining whether couples with low martial adjustment scores later obtained divorces.This illustrates the use of:

What two qualities should every variable possess?

In research,the process of regarding something as real (such as crime seriousness)when it is not is called:

Ranks in the local police department represent what level of measurement?