PURDUE POL 300 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS
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Knowledge that is evaluative, value-laden, and concerned with
prescribing what ought to be is known as __________ knowledge. -
ANSWERS-Normative
A _________ is a body of statements that systematize knowledge of, and
explain, phenomena. - ANSWERS-Theory
__________ refers to the process of drawing an inference from a set of
premises and observations. - ANSWERS-Inductive reasoning or
induction
Proponents of alternatives to the scientific methods may be labeled as
____________. - ANSWERS-Nonempiricists
___________ dictates that when given a choice between two compelling
explanations, the explanation that relies on fewer explanatory factors
is the better choice. - ANSWERS-Parsimony
Which level of measurement best describes a variable for which the
assigned values represent only different categories or classifications
for that variable? - ANSWERS-Nominal
, ________ is a type of measurement error that results in systematically
over- or under-measuring the value of a concept. - ANSWERS-Bias
The results of inter-item association tests are often displayed in a
____________. Such a display shows how strongly related each of the
items in the measurement scheme is to all the other items. - ANSWERS-
Correlation matrix
A variable that measures education on a scale that includes (0) none,
(1) less than college, (2) college, (3) more than college, is an example
of the ________ level of measurement. - ANSWERS-Ordinal
A________measure is one that yields the same results on repeated
trials. - ANSWERS-Reliable
A ______________ is a plan that shows how a researcher intends to study
an empirical question. - ANSWERS-Research design
______________ means that the research procedure demonstrated a true
cause-and-effect relationship that was not created by spurious factors.
- ANSWERS-Internal validity
______________ can creep into a study if subjects are picked
(intentionally or not) according to some criterion and not randomly. -
ANSWERS-Selection bias
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
Knowledge that is evaluative, value-laden, and concerned with
prescribing what ought to be is known as __________ knowledge. -
ANSWERS-Normative
A _________ is a body of statements that systematize knowledge of, and
explain, phenomena. - ANSWERS-Theory
__________ refers to the process of drawing an inference from a set of
premises and observations. - ANSWERS-Inductive reasoning or
induction
Proponents of alternatives to the scientific methods may be labeled as
____________. - ANSWERS-Nonempiricists
___________ dictates that when given a choice between two compelling
explanations, the explanation that relies on fewer explanatory factors
is the better choice. - ANSWERS-Parsimony
Which level of measurement best describes a variable for which the
assigned values represent only different categories or classifications
for that variable? - ANSWERS-Nominal
, ________ is a type of measurement error that results in systematically
over- or under-measuring the value of a concept. - ANSWERS-Bias
The results of inter-item association tests are often displayed in a
____________. Such a display shows how strongly related each of the
items in the measurement scheme is to all the other items. - ANSWERS-
Correlation matrix
A variable that measures education on a scale that includes (0) none,
(1) less than college, (2) college, (3) more than college, is an example
of the ________ level of measurement. - ANSWERS-Ordinal
A________measure is one that yields the same results on repeated
trials. - ANSWERS-Reliable
A ______________ is a plan that shows how a researcher intends to study
an empirical question. - ANSWERS-Research design
______________ means that the research procedure demonstrated a true
cause-and-effect relationship that was not created by spurious factors.
- ANSWERS-Internal validity
______________ can creep into a study if subjects are picked
(intentionally or not) according to some criterion and not randomly. -
ANSWERS-Selection bias
