Exam 11: Measurement

Which statistical technique listed below would be used to compare the results of the March survey to the results of the June survey in the U.S.News and World Report's assessment of reliability?

When the groups are mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive,nominal scales must be limited to _____ groups.

The population of a city is an example of _____ data.

Explain the three characteristics of a good measurement tool.

Calendar time is expressed on a(n)_____ scale while minutes,hours,and days are expressed on a(n)_____ scale.

What is the goal of measurement in research?

Differences in respondent responses associated with where the interview took place,such as at the mall,in a home,or over the telephone are errors originating from the _____ associated with the study.

The New York Times Dining Section rates the restaurants it reviews using a system such that one star means good,two stars means very good,three stars means excellent,and four stars means extraordinary.This is a type of _____ scale.

The effects of fatigue,boredom,and social class on the measurement of an object are all errors originating from the _____.

Which characteristics of data are exhibited by the variable,gender?

Which characteristic of mapping rules refers to ordered numbers in which one number is greater than,less than,or equal to another number?

_____ is the extent to which a measurement tool actually measures what we wish to measure.

A(n)_____ defines a variable in terms of specific measurement criteria.

In a survey of football fans,each respondent is asked to indicate whether they have ever attended an NFL game.This question can be categorized as a(n)_____ scale.