Question 1

______________is the process by which we specify precisely what we mean when we use a particular term.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______________is the process by which we specify...

Question 2

Researchers must be able to classify every observation in terms of one and only one attribute.Which of the following terms best describes this concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability 
B)  validity 
C)  mutual exclusiveness 
D)  exhaustiveness 
A)  reliability 
B)  validity 
C)  mutual exclusiveness 
D)  exhaustiveness

Question 3

One good indicator of crime seriousness is harm to the crime victim.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Validity that is related to the logical relationships between variables is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  criterion-related validity 
B)  face validity 
C)  convergent validity 
D)  construct validity 
A)  criterion-related validity 
B)  face validity 
C)  convergent validity 
D)  construct validity

Question 5

The penalties that are assigned to different crimes by law are best characterized as a dimension of:

Accepted Answer

A)  public opinion 
B)  crime seriousness 
C)  retribution 
D)  cultural tastes 
A)  public opinion 
B)  crime seriousness 
C)  retribution 
D)  cultural tastes

Question 6

Specifying the different____________ of a concept often paves the way for a more sophisticated understanding of what we are studying.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Specifying the different____________ of a concept often...

Question 7

Composite measures are frequently used in criminal justice research for all of the following reasons except:

Accepted Answer

A)  in some cases the researcher is unable to develop single indicators of complex concepts 
B)  the researcher may desire to use a rather refined ordinal measure of a variable, arranging cases in several ordinal categories from very low to very high on a variable 
C)  indexes and scales are efficient devices for data analysis 
D)  the researcher is seeking a method for measuring disorder and composite measures are the only allowable measure 
A)  in some cases the researcher is unable to develop single indicators of complex concepts 
B)  the researcher may desire to use a rather refined ordinal measure of a variable, arranging cases in several ordinal categories from very low to very high on a variable 
C)  indexes and scales are efficient devices for data analysis 
D)  the researcher is seeking a method for measuring disorder and composite measures are the only allowable measure

Question 8

Numerous studies have shown that measures of crime based on police records often suffer from:

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability problems 
B)  validity problems 
C)  accounting problems 
D)  typology problems 
A)  reliability problems 
B)  validity problems 
C)  accounting problems 
D)  typology problems

Question 9

The test-retest method is used to examine:

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability 
B)  validity 
C)  generalizability 
D)  precision 
A)  reliability 
B)  validity 
C)  generalizability 
D)  precision

Question 10

Operationalization involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  describing how actual measurements will be made 
B)  adding up the sum of the parts to determine the whole 
C)  removing negative correlations from variables 
D)  making the necessary measurements 
A)  describing how actual measurements will be made 
B)  adding up the sum of the parts to determine the whole 
C)  removing negative correlations from variables 
D)  making the necessary measurements

______________is the process by which we specify precisely what we mean when we use a particular term.

Researchers must be able to classify every observation in terms of one and only one attribute.Which of the following terms best describes this concept?

One good indicator of crime seriousness is harm to the crime victim.

Validity that is related to the logical relationships between variables is known as:

The penalties that are assigned to different crimes by law are best characterized as a dimension of:

Specifying the different____________ of a concept often paves the way for a more sophisticated understanding of what we are studying.

Composite measures are frequently used in criminal justice research for all of the following reasons except:

Numerous studies have shown that measures of crime based on police records often suffer from:

The test-retest method is used to examine:

Operationalization involves:

Crime Criminal-Justice And-Scientific-Inquiry

Theory and Criminal Justice Research

Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

General Issues In Research Design

Measuring-Crime

Experimental and Quasi Experimental Designs

Sampling

Survey Research and Other Ways of Asking Questions

Qualitative-Interviewing

Field-Research

Agency Records Content Analysis And Secondary Data

Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis

Interpreting-Data

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Exam 5: Concepts Operationalization And-Measurement

______________is the process by which we specify precisely what we mean when we use a particular term.

Researchers must be able to classify every observation in terms of one and only one attribute.Which of the following terms best describes this concept?

One good indicator of crime seriousness is harm to the crime victim.

Validity that is related to the logical relationships between variables is known as:

The penalties that are assigned to different crimes by law are best characterized as a dimension of:

Specifying the different____________ of a concept often paves the way for a more sophisticated understanding of what we are studying.

Composite measures are frequently used in criminal justice research for all of the following reasons except:

Numerous studies have shown that measures of crime based on police records often suffer from:

The test-retest method is used to examine:

Operationalization involves:

Crime Criminal-Justice And-Scientific-Inquiry

Theory and Criminal Justice Research

Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

General Issues In Research Design

Measuring-Crime

Experimental and Quasi Experimental Designs

Sampling

Survey Research and Other Ways of Asking Questions

Qualitative-Interviewing

Field-Research

Agency Records Content Analysis And Secondary Data

Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis

Interpreting-Data

Filters