True-False Questions: Measurement

T 1. The result of combining several indicators of a variable is a composite measurement of the variable. (p. 161)

F 2. A nominal scale has only two categories. (p. 157)

F 3. Numbers assigned to ranks on an ordinal scale can legitimately be added, multiplied, subtracted, and divided. (pp. 157–158)

T 4. The use of several different research methods to test the same finding is called triangulation. (p. 171)

F 5. The tendency to give a favorable impression of oneself reduces the reliability of a measure. (p. 183)

F 6. Face validity is a form of empirical validity. (p. 177)

F 7. If a measure is reliable, it must also be valid. (p. 183)

T 8. Validity refers to the link between the operational and conceptual definitions. (p. 177)

T 9. Predictive validity is one form of criterion-related validity. (p. 179)

F 10. Reliability and validity are handled precisely in the same ways in qualitative inquiry as they are in quantitative inquiry. (pp. 185–187)

T 11. The following answer categories about gender are exhaustive and mutually exclusive: Male ________ Female ________ (p. 192)

T 12. The following exemplifies an improper way to ask a question: “Are you satisfied with this textbook and with your research instructor’s teaching style?” (p. 193)

F 13. In constructing a questionnaire it is better to squeeze questions and response categories close together and have a shorter, cluttered questionnaire than it is to have a longer, uncluttered questionnaire. (p. 198)

F 14. The phrasing used in closed-ended questions should allow respondents to attach their own meanings and interpretations to the question. (pp. 192–193)

F 15. The length of a question has no bearing on how effectively the respondent will answer. (p. 193)

T 16. The result of combining several indicators of a variable is a composite measurement of the variable. (p. 210)

F 17. Always include at least one item in an index for which all respondents give the same answer. (p. 210)

F 18. If person A received a score of 15 on a Likert scale of happiness and person C received a score of 12, person A is 3 units happier than person C. (p. 212)

T 19. Qualitative interviews can range from completely unstructured, informal conversational interviews to highly structured, standardized interviews. (p. 217)

F 20. If a scale is reliable and valid in one culture, we can assume that it will be reliable and valid in another culture. (p. 214)

T 21. Qualitative measures rely on interviews that are usually open-ended with in-depth probes. (p. 217)