Question 1

External validation is to internal validation as prediction is to

Accepted Answer

A) validity. 
B) reliability. 
C) the connection between the composite index and individual items. 
D) the best strategy for handling missing data. 
E) evaluation 
A) validity. 
B) reliability. 
C) the connection between the composite index and individual items. 
D) the best strategy for handling missing data. 
E) evaluation

Question 2

If a researcher was interested in measuring people's perceptions towards immigrants,as well as levels of prejudice and bias,which of the following may be the best option to use?

Accepted Answer

A) Likert scale. 
B) Thurstone scale. 
C) Guttman scale. 
D) Semantic differential scale. 
E) Bogardus social distance scale. 
A) Likert scale. 
B) Thurstone scale. 
C) Guttman scale. 
D) Semantic differential scale. 
E) Bogardus social distance scale.

Question 3

Freda wants to develop a measure of support for the legalization of marijuana such that she can assign scores to patterns of responses,such that some items reflect a relatively weak degree of the variable while others reflect something stronger.Which one of the following should she use?

Accepted Answer

A) index 
B) scale 
C) reliability 
D) validity 
E) nominal scale 
A) index 
B) scale 
C) reliability 
D) validity 
E) nominal scale

Question 4

Which of the following do indexes and scales have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) They are interval measures. 
B) Their attributes form an intensity structure. 
C) They rank-order the units of analysis in terms of specific variables. 
D) Their scores represent a pattern of response. 
E) They are nominal measures. 
A) They are interval measures. 
B) Their attributes form an intensity structure. 
C) They rank-order the units of analysis in terms of specific variables. 
D) Their scores represent a pattern of response. 
E) They are nominal measures.

Question 5

For inclusion into an index,two variables should have what kind of relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) perfect bivariate relationship. 
B) strong bivariate relationship. 
C) weak bivariate relationship. 
D) no bivariate relationship. 
E) negative bivariate relationship. 
A) perfect bivariate relationship. 
B) strong bivariate relationship. 
C) weak bivariate relationship. 
D) no bivariate relationship. 
E) negative bivariate relationship.

Question 6

Indicators should be related to one another if they are essentially "effects" of a variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Serrina wanted to analyze the relationship between two variables-school type (public,private,or charter)and school location (urban,suburban,or rural)-in her study of student values to look for identifiable patterns.Which approach should she use?

Accepted Answer

A) semantic differential 
B) typology 
C) coefficient of reproducibility 
D) scale types 
E) index construction 
A) semantic differential 
B) typology 
C) coefficient of reproducibility 
D) scale types 
E) index construction

Question 8

Which type of validity is used to select items for an index?

Accepted Answer

A) face 
B) criterion-related 
C) construct 
D) content 
E) convergent 
A) face 
B) criterion-related 
C) construct 
D) content 
E) convergent

Question 9

Othello wanted to develop a scale to measure love that involved having respondents choose between two opposite positions,using qualifiers to bridge the distance between the two opposites.It would be best to use the

Accepted Answer

A) Thurstone scale. 
B) Likert scale. 
C) Bogardus social distance scale. 
D) semantic differential. 
E) Guttman scale 
A) Thurstone scale. 
B) Likert scale. 
C) Bogardus social distance scale. 
D) semantic differential. 
E) Guttman scale

Question 10

Surrisi wants to develop a scale measuring love and wants to include a few dozen judges,or experts,to rate each of her items in terms of how strongly each indicator measures love.She should use

Accepted Answer

A) Thurstone scaling. 
B) Likert scaling. 
C) Semantic differential. 
D) Bogardus social distance scale. 
E) Guttman scale 
A) Thurstone scaling. 
B) Likert scaling. 
C) Semantic differential. 
D) Bogardus social distance scale. 
E) Guttman scale

Question 11

The purpose of multivariate analysis is to discover the simultaneous interaction of the items to determine whether they are all appropriate for inclusion in the same index.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Good indexes provide researchers with a ratio measurement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In addition to using two opposite positions,the semantic differential also uses

Accepted Answer

A) a similarity position in the middle. 
B) a Thurstone-like rating process. 
C) qualifiers in between the opposites. 
D) the rating form used in the Bogardus social distance scale. 
E) a "magnetic" pole to differentiate the opposites. 
A) a similarity position in the middle. 
B) a Thurstone-like rating process. 
C) qualifiers in between the opposites. 
D) the rating form used in the Bogardus social distance scale. 
E) a "magnetic" pole to differentiate the opposites.

Question 14

An index is constructed by assigning scores to patterns of attributes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A bivariate relation is between two or more variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Edgar decides to validate his index of marital happiness by determining which people subsequently divorced.Edgar is using

Accepted Answer

A) internal reliability. 
B) external reliability. 
C) internal validation. 
D) external validation. 
E) external generalizability 
A) internal reliability. 
B) external reliability. 
C) internal validation. 
D) external validation. 
E) external generalizability

Question 17

If two variables to be included in an index are perfectly correlated,they should both be dropped

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Gunnar developed a scale to measure attitudes toward feminism.He discovered a pattern of responses among his items such that if he knew the scale score (the number of items someone agreed with),he could accurately predict which items that person agreed with.Which scale type did he use?

Accepted Answer

A) Thurstone scaling 
B) Likert scaling 
C) semantic differential 
D) Guttman scaling 
E) Bogardus social distance scale 
A) Thurstone scaling 
B) Likert scaling 
C) semantic differential 
D) Guttman scaling 
E) Bogardus social distance scale

Question 19

Choose a research topic of interest to you and devise a scale to measure a relevant variable using one of the following methods:
a. Bogardus social distance scale
b. Guttman scale
Be sure to discuss all the steps you would go through in constructing your scale.

Accepted Answer

Research Topic: Attitudes towards immigr

Question 20

If Lily finds that all 10 items are logically related to one another,her next step is to

Accepted Answer

A) use that relationship to determine which are the better indicators. 
B) use that relationship to throw out the better indicators. 
C) use that relationship in order to add more indicators. 
D) externally validate those items. 
E) analyze the scores for those items. 
A) use that relationship to determine which are the better indicators. 
B) use that relationship to throw out the better indicators. 
C) use that relationship in order to add more indicators. 
D) externally validate those items. 
E) analyze the scores for those items.

External validation is to internal validation as prediction is to

If a researcher was interested in measuring people's perceptions towards immigrants,as well as levels of prejudice and bias,which of the following may be the best option to use?

Freda wants to develop a measure of support for the legalization of marijuana such that she can assign scores to patterns of responses,such that some items reflect a relatively weak degree of the variable while others reflect something stronger.Which one of the following should she use?

Which of the following do indexes and scales have in common?

For inclusion into an index,two variables should have what kind of relationship?

Indicators should be related to one another if they are essentially "effects" of a variable.

Serrina wanted to analyze the relationship between two variables-school type (public,private,or charter)and school location (urban,suburban,or rural)-in her study of student values to look for identifiable patterns.Which approach should she use?

Which type of validity is used to select items for an index?

Othello wanted to develop a scale to measure love that involved having respondents choose between two opposite positions,using qualifiers to bridge the distance between the two opposites.It would be best to use the

Surrisi wants to develop a scale measuring love and wants to include a few dozen judges,or experts,to rate each of her items in terms of how strongly each indicator measures love.She should use

The purpose of multivariate analysis is to discover the simultaneous interaction of the items to determine whether they are all appropriate for inclusion in the same index.

Good indexes provide researchers with a ratio measurement.

In addition to using two opposite positions,the semantic differential also uses

An index is constructed by assigning scores to patterns of attributes.

A bivariate relation is between two or more variables.

Edgar decides to validate his index of marital happiness by determining which people subsequently divorced.Edgar is using

If two variables to be included in an index are perfectly correlated,they should both be dropped

Gunnar developed a scale to measure attitudes toward feminism.He discovered a pattern of responses among his items such that if he knew the scale score (the number of items someone agreed with),he could accurately predict which items that person agreed with.Which scale type did he use?

Choose a research topic of interest to you and devise a scale to measure a relevant variable using one of the following methods: a. Bogardus social distance scale b. Guttman scale Be sure to discuss all the steps you would go through in constructing your scale.

If Lily finds that all 10 items are logically related to one another,her next step is to

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Exam 6: Indexes, scales, and Typologies

External validation is to internal validation as prediction is to

If a researcher was interested in measuring people's perceptions towards immigrants,as well as levels of prejudice and bias,which of the following may be the best option to use?

Freda wants to develop a measure of support for the legalization of marijuana such that she can assign scores to patterns of responses,such that some items reflect a relatively weak degree of the variable while others reflect something stronger.Which one of the following should she use?

Which of the following do indexes and scales have in common?

For inclusion into an index,two variables should have what kind of relationship?

Indicators should be related to one another if they are essentially "effects" of a variable.

Serrina wanted to analyze the relationship between two variables-school type (public,private,or charter)and school location (urban,suburban,or rural)-in her study of student values to look for identifiable patterns.Which approach should she use?

Which type of validity is used to select items for an index?

Othello wanted to develop a scale to measure love that involved having respondents choose between two opposite positions,using qualifiers to bridge the distance between the two opposites.It would be best to use the

Surrisi wants to develop a scale measuring love and wants to include a few dozen judges,or experts,to rate each of her items in terms of how strongly each indicator measures love.She should use

The purpose of multivariate analysis is to discover the simultaneous interaction of the items to determine whether they are all appropriate for inclusion in the same index.

Good indexes provide researchers with a ratio measurement.

In addition to using two opposite positions,the semantic differential also uses

An index is constructed by assigning scores to patterns of attributes.

A bivariate relation is between two or more variables.

Edgar decides to validate his index of marital happiness by determining which people subsequently divorced.Edgar is using

If two variables to be included in an index are perfectly correlated,they should both be dropped

Gunnar developed a scale to measure attitudes toward feminism.He discovered a pattern of responses among his items such that if he knew the scale score (the number of items someone agreed with),he could accurately predict which items that person agreed with.Which scale type did he use?

Choose a research topic of interest to you and devise a scale to measure a relevant variable using one of the following methods: a. Bogardus social distance scale b. Guttman scale Be sure to discuss all the steps you would go through in constructing your scale.

If Lily finds that all 10 items are logically related to one another,her next step is to

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms,theory,and Social Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, operationalization, and Measurement

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

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