_____________ is the most commonly reported reliability estimate in much of the social sciences.
What is Cronbach's alpha
100
My measure relates positively with other measures of the same construct.
What is Construct validity (via convergent relations)
100
Most of the statistical techniques that social science researchers use require a minimum of _________ measurement.
What is Interval/Ratio?
100
In a normal distribution, we expect that ___________ scores will between the mean + 1 standard deviation.
What is 34?
100
I want to measure frequency of crying among a small sample of 9-month year old's. I should probably use a _____________ measurement technique to collect the data.
What is Observational?
200
This measure tends to produce similar scores when administered on multiple occasions.
What is Test-retest stability/reliability?
200
My measure can be used to identify young children who will likely experience behavioral problems during adolescence
What is predictive/criterion related validity
200
The data provided by a Likert type response format is ________, at best.
What is Nominal/Ordinal?
200
A distribution that contains more low scores that high scores.
What is a positively skewed distribution?
200
Observing accretion and erosion in a specified area is an example of
What is unobtrusive assessment?
300
I have a series of several statements, each requiring a simple yes/no respones. I should calculate _______ to estimate internal consistency.
What is Kuder-Richardson - 20 (KR-20)
300
Perhaps, the most commonly reported evidence of
measurement validity.
What is construct via convergent, divergent,
and discriminant relations?
300
If your measure yields nominal type data, statistically you will be limited to ____________________ during your data analyses.
What is Descriptive statistics?
300
My distribution contains 100 scores with a mean of 25 and a sd of 0. All of the scores in my distribution range from ____ to ____.
What is 25?
300
______________ differs from self-report because it requires participants to actually monitor their own behavior.
What is Self-observation?
400
My measure contains 10 items and requires responses on a 8-point Likert scale. I should use _____________ to calculate the appropriate estimate internal consistency for this measure.
What is Cronbach's coefficient alpha?
400
The measure contains a representative sample of all possible indicators for the construct.
What is Content validity
400
A _______________ level scale will usually provide the greatest level of precision.
What is Ratio?
400
If an eta coefficient is obviously much larger that a correlation coefficient using the exact same data, we know that the distribution is
What is curvlinear?
400
When collecting data from the "oldest of the old", _________
may be preferable to a questionnaire.
What is an interview?
500
This measurement technique rarely has face validity.
What is Projective Measures
500
Open ended response formats typically yield _____________
level data.
What is Nominal/Ordinal
500
Generally speaking, as sample size increases, standard error ______________
What is decreases?
500
By far, the most frequently used assessment tool in the social sciences is ____________________.