NUR 302 - Chapter 11 Questions with Verified Answers (Correct
Update)
Question 1: The difference between a true score and an obtained score is referred to as which of the
following?
A. Internal inconsistency
B. Non-equivalence
C. Interobserver disagreement
D. Error of measurement
Answer: D. Error of measurement
Question 2: The level of measurement that classifies and ranks people in terms of the degree to which
they possess the attribute of interest is which of the following?
A. Nominal
B. Ordinal
C. Interval
D. Ratio
Answer: B. Ordinal
Question 3: Blood type is measured on which of the following?
A. Nominal scale
B. Ordinal scale
C. Interval scale
D. Ratio scale
Answer: A. Nominal scale
Question 4: It is not meaningful to calculate an arithmetic average with data from which of the
following?
A. Nominal measures
B. Ordinal measures
C. Nominal and ordinal measures
D. All measures can be meaningfully averaged
Answer: C. Nominal and ordinal measures
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, Question 5: Type of college degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctorate) is measured on which
of the following scales?
A. Nominal
B. Ordinal
C. Interval
D. Ratio
Answer: B. Ordinal
Question 6: One source of measurement error in social-psychological scales is which of the
following?
A. Response-set bias
B. Nonresponse bias
C. Attrition bias
D. Selection bias
Answer: A. Response-set bias
Question 7: A measure of which of the following traits would be a particularly good candidate for a
test-retest reliability assessment?
A. Anxiety
B. Fear of heights
C. Mood
D. Fatigue
Answer: B. Fear of heights
Question 8: Cronbach's alpha is used to assess which of the following attributes of an instrument?
A. Internal consistency
B. Stability
C. Equivalence
D. Sensitivity
Answer: A. Internal consistency
Question 9: The aspect of reliability for which interobserver reliability is appropriate is which of the
following?
A. Stability
B. Internal consistency
C. Equivalence
D. Specificity
Answer: C. Equivalence
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Update)
Question 1: The difference between a true score and an obtained score is referred to as which of the
following?
A. Internal inconsistency
B. Non-equivalence
C. Interobserver disagreement
D. Error of measurement
Answer: D. Error of measurement
Question 2: The level of measurement that classifies and ranks people in terms of the degree to which
they possess the attribute of interest is which of the following?
A. Nominal
B. Ordinal
C. Interval
D. Ratio
Answer: B. Ordinal
Question 3: Blood type is measured on which of the following?
A. Nominal scale
B. Ordinal scale
C. Interval scale
D. Ratio scale
Answer: A. Nominal scale
Question 4: It is not meaningful to calculate an arithmetic average with data from which of the
following?
A. Nominal measures
B. Ordinal measures
C. Nominal and ordinal measures
D. All measures can be meaningfully averaged
Answer: C. Nominal and ordinal measures
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, Question 5: Type of college degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctorate) is measured on which
of the following scales?
A. Nominal
B. Ordinal
C. Interval
D. Ratio
Answer: B. Ordinal
Question 6: One source of measurement error in social-psychological scales is which of the
following?
A. Response-set bias
B. Nonresponse bias
C. Attrition bias
D. Selection bias
Answer: A. Response-set bias
Question 7: A measure of which of the following traits would be a particularly good candidate for a
test-retest reliability assessment?
A. Anxiety
B. Fear of heights
C. Mood
D. Fatigue
Answer: B. Fear of heights
Question 8: Cronbach's alpha is used to assess which of the following attributes of an instrument?
A. Internal consistency
B. Stability
C. Equivalence
D. Sensitivity
Answer: A. Internal consistency
Question 9: The aspect of reliability for which interobserver reliability is appropriate is which of the
following?
A. Stability
B. Internal consistency
C. Equivalence
D. Specificity
Answer: C. Equivalence
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