Chapter 13 Review

Components of construct validity.

1) face validity, 2) discriminant validity, 3) convergent validity

The process of describing some property of a phenomenon, usually by assigning numbers, in a reliable and valid way.

Measurement

Which of the following is a defining characteristic in determining between ratio and interval scales?

absolute zero

Which of the following refers to concepts measured with multiple variables?

construct

Coding household income into "Above $100,000," "Between $50,000 and $100,000," and "Below $50,000" is an example of a(n) ____ scale.

nominal

Which type of scale represents the highest form of measurement?

ratio

Which of the following is an indicator of a measure's internal consistency?

reliability

When a researcher measures the reliability of an instrument by comparing the results of the odd-numbered questions with the results of the even-numbered questions, this is an example of ____ reliability.

split-half

A researcher who administers the same scale to the same respondents at two separate times to test for stability is using which method of assessing the scale's reliability?

test-retest method

The ability of a measuring instrument to measure what it is supposed to measure is the basic purpose of ____.

validity