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Based on a consistent pattern or relationships between the concept being measured and other variables.
Reliability is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for ________.
Pertains to the question: Does an operational definition produce consistent results?
The most common form of social measurement.
The detailed description of the procedures used to measure a concept or variable.
A form of reliability assessment that applies to indexes and scales.
Identifying the dimensions of a concept is one aspect of ________.
A personal judgment that an operational definition is an adequate measure of a concept.
The social desirability effect produces ________.
Measuring a person’s social class as lower, working, middle, or upper is an example of ________ level of measurement.
Variables measured at this level include gender, race, and religious affiliation.
Measuring length of residence by asking “How many years have you lived at your present address?” constitutes ________ level of measurement.