Chapter 13—Measurement
TRUE/FALSE
1.Measurement is the process of describing someproperty of a phenomenon, usually by assigning
numbers, in a reliable and valid way.
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2. In measurement, whenever a number is used to assigna value to an observation, the researcher must
assign this number according to some predeterminedrule.
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3.All measurement, particularly in the social sciences,contains error.
ANS:TPTS:1REF:p. 295
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4.A scale can be thought of as a generalized ideathat represents something of meaning.
ANS:F
This is a concept. Scales measure concepts.
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5.Correspondence analysis is the process of identifyingscale devices that correspond to properties of a
concept involved in a research process.
ANS:F
This is called operationalization.
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6.A construct is a term used for concepts that aremeasured with single variables.
ANS:F
Constructs are measured with multiple variables.
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7.How we define a construct will affect the waywe measure it.
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8.An ordinal scale is the simplest type of measurementscale.
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12.A(n) _____ is a single characteristic or fundamental feature of an object, person,situation, or issue.a. conceptb.variablec.attributed.construct
13.Carla is using education, income, and occupation to develop a measure of socialclass.
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14.Which of the following means that the value assigned for a response is treated
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15.Which of the following is an indicator of a measure’s internal consistency? a.
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16.When a researcher measures the reliability of an instrument by comparing theresults of the odd-numbered questions with the results of the evennumberedquestions, this is an example of _____ reliability. a. test-retestb.split-halfc.equivalent-forms