HDFS Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
direct observables - ANSWERSthings that can be observed simply and directly
indirect observables - ANSWERSthings that require more subtle observations
constructs - ANSWERSbased on observations that cannot be observed
conceptualization - ANSWER...
direct observables - ANSWERSthings that can be observed simply and directly
indirect observables - ANSWERSthings that require more subtle observations
constructs - ANSWERSbased on observations that cannot be observed
conceptualization - ANSWERSproduces an agreed upon meaning for a concept for the purpose of
research
operationalization - ANSWERSdevelopment of specific research procedures (operations) that will result
in empirical observations representing the concept of interest
dinension - ANSWERSa specifiable aspect of a concept
indicators - ANSWERSan observation that we choose to consider as a reflection of a variable we wish to
study
nominal - ANSWERSplacing of data into categories without order or structure
ordinal - ANSWERSlevel of measurement describing a variable with attributes we can rank-order along
some dimension
interval - ANSWERSlevel of measurement describing a variable whose attributes are rank-ordered and
have equal distance between adjacent attributes
, ratio - ANSWERSlevel of measurement describing a variable with attributes that have all the qualities of
nominal, ordinal and interval measures and in addition are based on a "true zero" point
index - ANSWERSset of items that focuses on multiple aspects of a dimension or domain of behavior,
attitudes, or feelings into a single
empirical relationships - ANSWERSestablished when respondents' answers to one question is correlated
with other questions in the eindex
scale - ANSWERSa cluster of items that taps into a unidemsional or multidimensional concept of
behavior, attitude, or efelin
Thurstone scales - ANSWERSjudge determine the intensity of different indicators
Guttman scaling - ANSWERSexamines strong and weak indicators of some variable
representativeness - ANSWERSquality of a sample having the same distribution of characteristics as the
population from which it was selected
probability sampling - ANSWERSused when researchers want precise, statistical descriptions of large
populations
random selection - ANSWERSeach element has an equal chance of selection independent of any other
event in the selection process
study population - ANSWERSaggregation of elements from which the sample is selected
element - ANSWERSunit about which information is collected that provides basis of analysis
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