Characteristics of Measures
Levels of Measurement
SSD
Describing Interventions
100
Name one key characteristic of measure (begins with V)
Validity
100
Categories
Nominal
100
Intervention Only 
B Design 
100

Practice manuals, process recordings or written description.

Most commonly used methodology

Most subject to variation and miscommunication

Narratives
200
Name one characteristic of measure (begins with R)
Reliability 
200
Categories in a certain order
Ordinal
200
Baseline and Intervention
AB Design


200

Technologically sophisticated, difficult to arrange with clients and agency, more time consuming

Accurate method of conveying information

Can only convey one session at the time

Videotapes
300
Name one characteristic of measure (begins with M)
Measurement error
300
Equal intervals
Interval
300
Basic Withdraw
ABA Design
300

Many of the same advantages and disadvantages of videotapes

Less sophisticated and demanding

Audiotapes
400
Name one characteristic of measure (begins with U)
Utility
400
Equal intervals and a 0 point
Scale
400
Intervention to determine baseline
BAB Design
400

 Skype, Adobe Connect, JoinMe

New Computer Applications
500
Name one characteristic of measure (begins with D)
Directness
500
Allows for evaluation across clients, situations or problems
Multiple Baseline Design
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