5/6/25, 6:35 PM
MSW (CSUSM) 550 TEST BANK EXAM # 2 NEWEST
VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS \\ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS ASSURED PASS GRADED A+ \\BRAND NEW
-A level of measurement that describes variables
(such as gender or ethnicity) whose different
attributes are categorical only, and can be described
Nominal level of
in terms of how many cases are in each category of
measurement
the variable, but not degree of the variable.
-Variables are defined in terms of qualitative attributes
that are categorical only.
-A level of measurement describing variables whose
Ordinal level of attributes may be rank-ordered according to degree.
measurement -An example would be socioeconomic status as
composed of the attributes high, medium, and low.
A measurement of a variable in which the numbers
Ratio level of
indicating a variable's values represent fixed
measurement
measuring units and an absolute zero point
-A level of measurement that describes variables
(calendar, SAT score) whose attributes are rank-
Interval level of ordered and have equal distances between adjacent
measurement attributes, but which do not have a true zero point
-Differences between different levels have the same
meanings
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, 5/6/25, 6:39 PM MSW 550 Exam #2
Occurs when the information we collect consistently
reflects a false picture of the concept we seek to
measure, because of either the way we collect the
Systematic error
data or the dynamics of those who are providing the
data. Sometimes our measures really don't measure
what we think they do.
a response bias where a participant tends to agree
acquiescent response set with most, if not all, of the items on a scale, regardless
of what they are asking
The tendency of people to say or do things that will
social desirability bias
make them or their reference group look good
-occur because of random and inherently
Random errors unpredictable events in the measurement process
-no pattern in errors or bias
the degree of consistency in measurement (but does
Reliability
not guarantee accuracy)
The degree of agreement or consistency between or
Interrater
among observers or raters
A method for assessing a measure's consistency or
Test-retest
stability
The degree to which scores among scale items, or
Internal consistency scores among subsets of items, correlate with each
other.
Actually measuring exactly what you intend to
Validity
measure
Merely a subjective assessment of validity made by
the researcher, or perhaps by other experts. Having
face validity does not mean that a measure really
face validity
measures what the researcher intends to measure,
only that in the judgment of one or more people it
appears to do so.
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MSW (CSUSM) 550 TEST BANK EXAM # 2 NEWEST
VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS \\ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS ASSURED PASS GRADED A+ \\BRAND NEW
-A level of measurement that describes variables
(such as gender or ethnicity) whose different
attributes are categorical only, and can be described
Nominal level of
in terms of how many cases are in each category of
measurement
the variable, but not degree of the variable.
-Variables are defined in terms of qualitative attributes
that are categorical only.
-A level of measurement describing variables whose
Ordinal level of attributes may be rank-ordered according to degree.
measurement -An example would be socioeconomic status as
composed of the attributes high, medium, and low.
A measurement of a variable in which the numbers
Ratio level of
indicating a variable's values represent fixed
measurement
measuring units and an absolute zero point
-A level of measurement that describes variables
(calendar, SAT score) whose attributes are rank-
Interval level of ordered and have equal distances between adjacent
measurement attributes, but which do not have a true zero point
-Differences between different levels have the same
meanings
/ 1/1
4
, 5/6/25, 6:39 PM MSW 550 Exam #2
Occurs when the information we collect consistently
reflects a false picture of the concept we seek to
measure, because of either the way we collect the
Systematic error
data or the dynamics of those who are providing the
data. Sometimes our measures really don't measure
what we think they do.
a response bias where a participant tends to agree
acquiescent response set with most, if not all, of the items on a scale, regardless
of what they are asking
The tendency of people to say or do things that will
social desirability bias
make them or their reference group look good
-occur because of random and inherently
Random errors unpredictable events in the measurement process
-no pattern in errors or bias
the degree of consistency in measurement (but does
Reliability
not guarantee accuracy)
The degree of agreement or consistency between or
Interrater
among observers or raters
A method for assessing a measure's consistency or
Test-retest
stability
The degree to which scores among scale items, or
Internal consistency scores among subsets of items, correlate with each
other.
Actually measuring exactly what you intend to
Validity
measure
Merely a subjective assessment of validity made by
the researcher, or perhaps by other experts. Having
face validity does not mean that a measure really
face validity
measures what the researcher intends to measure,
only that in the judgment of one or more people it
appears to do so.
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