Question 1

At its core,_____ is about social agreement.

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Validity, especially in the context of research or argumentation, often hinges on a form of social agreement regarding the accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness of the methods, interpretations, and conclusions.

Question 2

What are observational terms and indirect observables?

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Question 3

______ is a way of categorizing concepts according to particular themes.

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Typology refers to a system of categorizing concepts, objects, or phenomena based on their shared characteristics or themes. It is commonly used in social sciences, including anthropology, psychology, and sociology, to study various aspects of human behavior and social structures. Other options such as "Index," "Dimension," "Ratio," or "Construct" are not appropriate choices for this definition.

Question 4

A(n)______ is a type of measure that contains several indicators and is used to summarize general concepts.

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An index is a type of measure that combines several individual indicators into a single score or value, which is used to summarize a general concept. A typology refers to a classification system that categorizes things according to certain criteria, while a dimension refers to a specific aspect or feature of a concept or phenomenon. A ratio is a comparison of two quantities, and a construct refers to an abstract concept that is not directly measurable but is inferred based on observable behaviors or characteristics.

Question 5

List the steps followed in a typical measurement process.

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Question 6

In the _____ of measurement,variable attributes meet the criteria of exhaustiveness and mutual exclusivity,can be rank ordered,the distance between attributes is known to be equal,and attributes have a true zero point.

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The description matches the characteristics of the ratio level of measurement, which is the only level that includes a true zero point along with equal intervals, rank ordering, and attributes that are exhaustive and mutually exclusive.

Question 7

Attributes at the _____ level meet the criteria of exhaustiveness and mutual exclusivity and can be ranked in a sequence.However,the distance between the attributes are not equal and don't have a true zero point.

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Ordinal level attributes can be ranked in a sequence and have mutual exclusivity and exhaustiveness, but the distance between attributes is not necessarily equal and there is no true zero point. This description matches the criteria given in the question.

Question 8

The ratio level of measure varies from the interval level of measure in that the ratio level of measure:

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The ratio level of measure has attributes that have a true zero point, meaning that 0 represents the absence of the measured variable. This distinguishes it from the interval level of measure, which has attributes that can be rank ordered and mathematically quantified, but does not have a true zero point.

Question 9

The characteristics that make up a variable are called _____

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Attributes are the specific characteristics or qualities that describe and differentiate members of a variable. For example, the variable "color" can have attributes like red, blue, green, etc.

Question 10

What is reliability and validity with respect to measurement quality?

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Question 11

Write a brief note on indicators and give suitable examples.

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Question 12

Define measurement.

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Question 13

______ exists when there is a shared understanding of the meaning of whatever concept is being measured.

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Validity is the degree to which a measurement tool accurately measures what it is intended to measure. One aspect of this is ensuring there is shared understanding of the concept being measured among those using the tool.

Question 14

Social class,degree of support for policy initiatives,television program rankings,and prejudice are examples of the _____ of measurement.

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These examples represent the ordinal level of measurement because they involve categories that can be ranked or ordered. For instance, social class can be ranked from lower to higher, degree of support for policy initiatives can range from low to high support, television program rankings involve ordering shows based on popularity, and levels of prejudice can be ranked from low to high.

Question 15

A grouping of several characteristics is referred to as a(n)_____.

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Question 16

The ______of measure cannot be mathematically quantified.

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Nominal level of measurement cannot be mathematically quantified. It is a categorization scale where data is classified into mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive categories without any numerical order or significance. Examples include hair color, gender, or blood type.

Question 17

Which of the following is the only unique feature of nominal level?

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The only unique feature of nominal level is that the variable attributes meet the criteria of exhaustiveness and mutual exclusivity. This means that each attribute must be exhaustive, meaning that it covers all possible options, and mutually exclusive, meaning that each option cannot overlap with another. The other options listed do not apply to nominal level measurement.

Question 18

At the _____ of measurement,variable attributes meet the criteria of exhaustiveness and mutual exclusivity,can be rank ordered,and the distance between attributes is known to be equal.

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The interval level of measurement is the only level that satisfies all the criteria mentioned in the question – exhaustiveness, mutual exclusivity, rank-orderability, and equal distance between attributes. The other levels such as nominal and ordinal may satisfy some but not all of the criteria.

Question 19

The most basic level of measurement is the _____.

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The most basic level of measurement is the nominal level, which involves categorizing data into distinct categories or groups without any numerical or quantitative values assigned to them.

Question 20

At the _____ of measurement,variable attributes meet the criteria of exhaustiveness and mutual exclusivity.

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At the nominal level of measurement, variable attributes meet the criteria of exhaustiveness and mutual exclusivity. This means that all possible responses are included and each response category is unique and distinct from the others.

Quiz 6: Defining and Measuring Concepts