Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7
Which of the following is a term that describes the consistency of items on a scale and
assesses how well responses to the first item on a scale predict responses to the second
item?
internal reliability
The NAS poverty line may offer a more accurate picture of poverty in the United States than
the FPL, but it
may not be as reliable a measure over time.
The terms validity and reliability would be most applicable to which of the following projects?
a nationally representative survey of 1,200 Americans about their TV viewing habits
There are critiques of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D).
Some of those critiques surround its development for use with English-speaking people of
European descent. Thus, some of the trouble in assessing reliability for depression scales
points to which of the following?
the need to take into account diverse populations when using any measure
The test-retest method is an approach in which
When researchers want to test robustness, or how well an operational protocol is working,
they might use which of the following techniques?
the test-retest method
Which of the following is the correct term for a measure that is consistent, dependable, and
predictable?
reliable
Classroom quality can be measured in many different ways. If a researcher is careful to map
out each dimension of classroom quality, and observers have a clear plan for how to
determine classroom quality when they see it, what have the researchers accomplished?
They have increased the reliability of their research method.
The CBCL, HOME, and CLASS are measures often used in research because they
have been vetted and therefore researchers can have confidence in using them.
, A team of researchers wants to study whether the type of neighborhood a person lives in
impacts his or her health. Because many different observers will be involved in the study,
there is a need to make sure these different observers agree with each other when they
make evaluations about neighborhood type and about what "health" looks like. If the various
observers agree when they look at the data, they would have achieved which of the
following?
intercoder reliability
What is the most effective method for increasing the reliability of a research method?
doing a very careful job of conceptualization and operationalization
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
A researcher creates a scale to measure students' satisfaction with their sociology courses.
After identifying six key questions and organizing them into a composite measure, the
researcher averages the six items into a variable called "sociology satisfaction." The
Cronbach's alpha score was 0.8, which means the
scale items are all measuring some aspect of satisfaction with sociology courses
A perfect Cronbach's alpha score is
1.
Which of the following is a term that describes the consistency of items on a scale and
assesses how well responses to the first item on a scale predict responses to the second
item?
internal reliability
Critics of the federal poverty line (FPL) point out that it does not take regional variation in
cost of living into account and that what constitutes an adequate diet is highly subjective.
Because of these and other issues, the FPL leads to which of the following?
If a researcher asks a participant in a study to envision himself or herself as an unemployed
autoworker living in Detroit, Michigan, with a partner and two children, who is struggling to
afford food and housing, the researcher is using a
vignette
Which term refers to how detailed and specific a measure is?
precision
Which of the following is a term that describes the consistency of items on a scale and
assesses how well responses to the first item on a scale predict responses to the second
item?
internal reliability
The NAS poverty line may offer a more accurate picture of poverty in the United States than
the FPL, but it
may not be as reliable a measure over time.
The terms validity and reliability would be most applicable to which of the following projects?
a nationally representative survey of 1,200 Americans about their TV viewing habits
There are critiques of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D).
Some of those critiques surround its development for use with English-speaking people of
European descent. Thus, some of the trouble in assessing reliability for depression scales
points to which of the following?
the need to take into account diverse populations when using any measure
The test-retest method is an approach in which
When researchers want to test robustness, or how well an operational protocol is working,
they might use which of the following techniques?
the test-retest method
Which of the following is the correct term for a measure that is consistent, dependable, and
predictable?
reliable
Classroom quality can be measured in many different ways. If a researcher is careful to map
out each dimension of classroom quality, and observers have a clear plan for how to
determine classroom quality when they see it, what have the researchers accomplished?
They have increased the reliability of their research method.
The CBCL, HOME, and CLASS are measures often used in research because they
have been vetted and therefore researchers can have confidence in using them.
, A team of researchers wants to study whether the type of neighborhood a person lives in
impacts his or her health. Because many different observers will be involved in the study,
there is a need to make sure these different observers agree with each other when they
make evaluations about neighborhood type and about what "health" looks like. If the various
observers agree when they look at the data, they would have achieved which of the
following?
intercoder reliability
What is the most effective method for increasing the reliability of a research method?
doing a very careful job of conceptualization and operationalization
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
A researcher creates a scale to measure students' satisfaction with their sociology courses.
After identifying six key questions and organizing them into a composite measure, the
researcher averages the six items into a variable called "sociology satisfaction." The
Cronbach's alpha score was 0.8, which means the
scale items are all measuring some aspect of satisfaction with sociology courses
A perfect Cronbach's alpha score is
1.
Which of the following is a term that describes the consistency of items on a scale and
assesses how well responses to the first item on a scale predict responses to the second
item?
internal reliability
Critics of the federal poverty line (FPL) point out that it does not take regional variation in
cost of living into account and that what constitutes an adequate diet is highly subjective.
Because of these and other issues, the FPL leads to which of the following?
If a researcher asks a participant in a study to envision himself or herself as an unemployed
autoworker living in Detroit, Michigan, with a partner and two children, who is struggling to
afford food and housing, the researcher is using a
vignette
Which term refers to how detailed and specific a measure is?
precision
