Observing & Measuring Variables Flashcards
1
Q
Nominal Measurement
A
Categories
mutually exclusive
No Ranks
2
Q
Ordinal Measurement
A
Ranks
Do not know distance between ranks
3
Q
Interval Measurement
A
Ranks
Equal distance between rankings
4
Q
Ratio Measurement
A
Absolute 0 point
No negitives
5
Q
Likert Scale
A
5 point scale that measures someones attitude towards something
6
Q
Semantic Differential
A
Measures the meanings people ascribe to specific stimulus
7
Q
Self-Report data
A
When participants score themselves
8
Q
Other-reported data
A
When peers score the participant
9
Q
observational data
A
When observers score the participant
10
Q
multidimensional concepts
A
Scores that have several categories to score, multiple ending scores
11
Q
Unidimensional concept
A
Can be calculated to have a single score
