Question 1

Construct a brief questionnaire about an issue of interest to you that includes at least one contingency question.

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Question 2

The best way to minimize problems resulting from the order in which items appear in a questionnaire is to randomize the order of the items.

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Question 3

Scales include multiple items that can be summed to measure a variable.

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Scales are constructed using multiple items that measure the same underlying variable. The individual item scores are summed together to create a total score for the variable being measured.

Question 4

Open-ended qualitative interviews never use standardized interview schedules.

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Open-ended qualitative interviews may use a general guiding framework, but the questions and topics can differ depending on the participant's responses, experiences, and perspectives.

Question 5

There are no commonalities between quantitative and qualitative approaches to instrument construction.

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Both quantitative and qualitative approaches to instrument construction involve the development and testing of questions or measures to gather data. However, they may differ in the specific methods and techniques used, as well as their focus on obtaining numerical or descriptive data.

Question 6

Identify measurement principles that always apply to quantitative and qualitative approaches to asking people questions.Then identify differences between the two approaches in the style of asking questions.

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Question 7

Construct a brief Likert-type scale to measure attitudes about an issue of interest to you.

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Question 8

An interview guide is a highly structured approach for conducting quantitative interviews.

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An interview guide is a tool used for conducting qualitative interviews, which are open-ended and allow for in-depth exploration of the participant's perspectives and experiences. Quantitative interviews, on the other hand, are structured and focused on obtaining numerical data.

Question 9

Construct an examples that would violate each of the following guidelines for asking questions:
Make items clear
Avoid double-barreled questions
Avoid biased items and terms

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Question 10

How does qualitative interviewing differ from quantitative interviewing?

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Quiz 9: Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement Instruments