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Exam 1a
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1Which measurement type is: do you get the same results each time the same thing is measured?
- AReliability
- BObjectivity
- CValidity
2What is a systematic assignment of numbers or descriptions to people, behaviors, objects, etc.?
- Areliability
- Bmeasurement
- Cobservational
3What type of measurement is: does the measurement measure what it says it measures?
- Areliability
- Bvalidity
- Cobjectivity
4It's possible to come up with a _________ but not _________ measurement
- Avalid ; reliable
- Breliable ; valid
5Correlation:
- Awant it to be large, positive, and close to 1
- Bwant it to be small, negative, and close to -.05
6you cannot have ______ without _______
- Avalidity ; reliabiltiy
- Breliability ; validity
7you cannot not have a measurement that is more ________ than _________
- Areliable ; valid
- Bvalid ; reliable
8Measurement type that is: does everyone who measures the same thing get the same results
- Aobjectivity
- Bvalidity
- Creliability
9what is the correct order from least powerful to most?
- Aordinal, interval nominal, ratio
- Bratio, interval, ordinal, nominal
- Cnominal, ratio, interval, ordinal
- Dnominal, ordinal, interval, ratio
10level of measurement: categories in no particular order: one cannot be better than the other; mode
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
11level of measurement: examples: gender, states, religion, hair color
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
12level of measurement: categories in a particular order but spacing not necessarily equal; can rank (a category can be better than another); median
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
13level of measurement: examples: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th ................ A, B, C, D, F
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
14level of measurement: categories in a particular order; equal spacing; zero is arbitrary; mean
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
15level of measurement: clothing, ring size, centigrade scale
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
16level of measurement: categories in a particular order; equal spacing; true zero point
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
17level of measurement: example: How many cigarettes do you smoke in an average day? ___
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
18A questionnaire attempts to measure how extroverted people are. Every time the questionnaire is administered to the same person, it gives very close to the same score. Which of the following is likely true
- Ait is reliable
- Bit is reliable and valid
- Cit is not reliable
- Dit is not reliable but is valid
19Of the 3 types of scientific methods discussed in class, which one allows you to make statements of causality (why results occurred?)
- Aobservation
- Bcorrelation
- Cexperimentation
20level of measurement: on average, do you study more than five hours per day? No or Yes
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
21Circle the number of hours per day, on average that you study: 0-1 2-5 6-8 9-15
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
22Write the number of hours per day, on average, that you study: ___ hours
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
23level of measurement: a researcher records the air temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
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- Quiz on Exam 1a, created by mdunphy2 on 21/10/2014.
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