Exam 4: Conceptualization and Measurement

A measurement showing that measures of a phenomenon at two points in time are highly correlated, as long as the phenomenon has not changed, is known as ______ reliability.

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Question 41

In ______ research, conceptualization helps translate portions of an abstract theory into testable hypotheses.

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Question 42

Measurement validity is a necessity for social research.

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Question 43

We must always assess the validity of a measure if we hope to establish its reliability.

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Question 44

What is a closed-ended (fixed-choice) question? Why is it important that response choices should be mutually exclusive and exhaustive?

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Question 45

Validity of self-report measures of substance abuse varies with such factors as whether ______.

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Question 46

A discrete measure is one that classifies cases ______.

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Question 47

A statistic that measures the reliability of items in an index or scale is _______.

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Question 48

In most statistical analyses in social science research, the interval and ratio levels of measurement can be treated as equivalent. How is that possible? As part of your answer, define continuous measures.

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Question 49

Cronbach's alpha can be computed when only one question is used to measure a concept.

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Question 50

A closed-ended question is one in which respondents are ______.

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Question 51

Level of conflict, with response choices of "low," "medium," or "high," is measured at the nominal level of measurement.

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Question 52

What is meant by the term "conceptualization"? As part of your answer, discuss how you might conceptualize "youth gangs."

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Question 53

Reliability and validity of measures in any study must be tested after the fact to assess the quality of the information obtained.

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Question 54

The process of defining terms in words is called ______.

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Question 55

We can say that a measure has face validity if it ______.

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Question 56

The measure that covers the full range of the concept's meaning is known as ______ validity.

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Question 57

Is reliability the same as validity? As part of your answer, define both and describe why (or why not) they show different things.

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Question 58

Because they are often ordinary terms, it is very easy for social scientists to define concepts precisely.

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Question 59

In deductive research, conceptualization ______.

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A measurement showing that measures of a phenomenon at two points in time are highly correlated, as long as the phenomenon has not changed, is known as ______ reliability.

In ______ research, conceptualization helps translate portions of an abstract theory into testable hypotheses.

Measurement validity is a necessity for social research.

We must always assess the validity of a measure if we hope to establish its reliability.

What is a closed-ended (fixed-choice) question? Why is it important that response choices should be mutually exclusive and exhaustive?

Validity of self-report measures of substance abuse varies with such factors as whether ______.

A discrete measure is one that classifies cases ______.

A statistic that measures the reliability of items in an index or scale is _______.

In most statistical analyses in social science research, the interval and ratio levels of measurement can be treated as equivalent. How is that possible? As part of your answer, define continuous measures.

Cronbach's alpha can be computed when only one question is used to measure a concept.

A closed-ended question is one in which respondents are ______.

Level of conflict, with response choices of "low," "medium," or "high," is measured at the nominal level of measurement.

What is meant by the term "conceptualization"? As part of your answer, discuss how you might conceptualize "youth gangs."

Reliability and validity of measures in any study must be tested after the fact to assess the quality of the information obtained.

The process of defining terms in words is called ______.

We can say that a measure has face validity if it ______.

The measure that covers the full range of the concept's meaning is known as ______ validity.

Is reliability the same as validity? As part of your answer, define both and describe why (or why not) they show different things.

Because they are often ordinary terms, it is very easy for social scientists to define concepts precisely.

In deductive research, conceptualization ______.

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