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