LEVELS OF MEASUREMENT
Numerical values are just a “name," no ordering is implied.
What is nominal?
The "S" in SMART acronym?
What is Specific?
A two part or phase design composed of a baseline ("A" phase) with no changes, and a treatment or intervention ("B") phase.
What is the AB design?
Rank-ordered; variables can only be specific values; distance between attributes do not have any meaning.
What is ordinal?
The "M" in SMART acronym?
What is Measurable?
A specific type of research design in which you have a baseline period where no treatment is given and/or no variable is introduced (A), followed by a period in which the treatment or variable is introduced (B), and then a period in which the treatment is removed so the behavior can be observed a second time (A).
What is the ABA design?
Continuous variables; distance between values are assumed equal; distance between attributes does have meaning.
What is interval?
The "A" in the SMART acronym?
What is Attainable or Achievable?
Consist of a baseline period that records behavior across a series of points in time in the absence of intervention, a treatment phase, a return back to the baseline period, then a second implementation of the treatment.
What is the ABAB design?
Meaningful zero point (different from interval); continuous variables; same properties as interval level variables; examples: Age, height, weight, time, distance, and income.
What is ratio?
The "R" in the SMART acronym?
What is Relevant or Realistic?
The "T" in the SMART acronym?
What is Time-limited?