Chapter 6 Quiz

. One drawback of the test-retest method is

There may still be better indicators to measure a concept despite having face validity

Having multiple indicators means an individual indicator cannot be assessed for validity

Respondents can learn from their first experience taking a survey and utilize the time between the first and second surveys to think about their answer

Having multiple indicators means an individual indicator cannot be assessed for reliability

. For survey research such as the World Values Survey, the answers to individual questions asked during the administration of the survey can serve as

Indicators for the concepts being measured

Variables for the indicators being measured

Concepts for the indicators being measured

Variables for the concepts being measured

. A good indicator should be both:

Reliable and valid

Varied and independent

Reliable and varied

Valid and independent

. Which of the following needs to be assessed for validity?

Independent variables

Dependent variables

Concepts

Indicators

. GPA can serve as a(n) _____________ for educational achievement.

Indicator

Variable

Concept

Validity

. Regime type is an example of a(n)

Indicator

Variable

Concept

Validity

. What is an indicator?

A general idea

An argument for reliability and validity

A numerical value that can change for an observation

Precise visible phenomena that can be measured

. Why is concept measurement in the social sciences important?

Because researchers often have different ideas about how to measure concepts

Because it is necessary to create indicators from variables

Because most concepts involve tangible items that can be easily quantified

Because operationalization is often the first step in research

. Which of the following is the best reason to use an index?

To increase the overall reliability of the indicators

To increase the overall content validity of the indicators

To increase the amount of variation in the variables

To increase the overall face validity of the indicators

. An indicator is said to be valid if

Provides consistent results through repeated tests

Matches the concept it is intended to measure

It provides a numerical value for an observation

It can be generalized

. What is a concept?

A general idea

A visible manifestation of a phenomenon

A numerical value that can change for an observation

An indicator

. An indicator is considered reliable if:

It matches the concept it is intended to measure

Repeated use provides consistent results

A variety of results are produced from one test

It is a comprehensive description of the concept

. The process through which concepts are precisely defined so that they can be used meaningfully in research is known as ______

Quantitative Analysis

Qualitative Analysis

Concept Measurement

Determination Measurement

. Operationalization is

The process for generalizing the results

The process of identifying indicators for concepts

The process of identifying independent variables

The process of determining the dependent variables

. What is the difference between content validity and face validity?

Face validity is a way to question whether the chosen indicator has something to do with the concept that is being measured, content validity refers to how comprehensively an indicator relates to its concept

Concept validity is a way to question whether the chosen indicator has something to do with the concept that is being measured, face validity refers to how comprehensively an indicator relates to its concept

Face validity refers to asking the same question twice, content validity is when a researcher devises a set of very similar indicators for a concept and collects data on each one.

Content validity refers to asking the same question twice, face validity is when a researcher devises a set of very similar indicators for a concept and collects data on each one.

. In order to determine the degree of reliability of an indicator, which of the following must be NOT used?

Split-Half Method

Inter-coder reliability

Test-retest method

Index

. The test-retest method is when

same respondents will be asked to answer the same questions a second time to ensure that their answers remain consistent.

a researcher devises a set of very similar indicators for a concept and collects data on each one.

precise visible phenomena that can be directly measured.

explanations that establish cause and effect relationships among variables

. When a researcher devises a set of very similar indicators for a concept and collects data on each one it is called

test-retest

split-half method

generalization

content validity

. Using voting to measure political participation is probably

content valid

face valid

reliable

generalizable

. Making sure a survey respondent fully understands a question is likely to make the survey question more _________________ as an indicator for a concept.

content valid

face valid

reliable

generalizable

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