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8/4/24, 10:34 AMPOS3703 UCF Test 1
Jeremiah
Terms in this set (62)
concept an idea or mental construct that represents phenomena in the real world
a question expressed using ideas, is
conceptual question
frequently unclear and thus is difficult to answer empirically.
a question expressed
concrete question
using tangible properties, can be answered empirically.
clearly describes the concept's measurable properties and specifies the units of
conceptual definition
analysis (people, nations, states, and so on) to which the concept applies.
describes the instrument to be used in measuring the concept
operational definition
and putting a conceptual definition "into operation."
conceptual dimension is defined by a set of concrete traits of similar type.
has two or more distinct groups of
empirical characteristics. In a multidimensional concept, each group contains empirical
multidimensional concept
traits that are
similar to each other.
multidimensional concept example
The concept of __________ is defined as the The concept of economic liberalism is defined as the extent to which individuals exhibit
extent to which ______ exhibit the the
characteristic of characteristic of supporting government spending for social programs.
___________________________________________.
is the entity (person, city, country, county, university, state, bureaucratic agency, etc.) we
unit
want
of analysis
to describe and analyze; it is the entity to which the concept applies.
individual-level unit of analysis When a concept describes a phenomenon at its lowest possible level
which is a collection of
aggregate-level unit of analysis
individual entities
Neighborhoods or census tracts are aggregate-level units, as are congressional
aggregate-level unit of analysis example
districts, states, and countries
POS3703 UCF Test 1
Introduces consistent, chronic
distortion into an empirical measurement. (bias) Produces
systematic measurement error
operational readings that consistently mismeasure the characteristic the researcher is
after.
random measurement Introduces haphazard, chaotic distortion into the measurement process,
error producing inconsistent operational readings of a concept.
inadvertently measures a subject's response
Hawthorne effect
to the knowledge that he or she is being studied
the extent to which it is a consistent measure of a concept. gives the
reliability
same reading every time it is taken.
when an aggregate-level phenomenon is used
ecological fallacy
to make inferences at the individual level
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